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Arthur V. Evans and Andrew B. T. Smith
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AN ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD CHAFERS (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: MELOLONTHINAE)
ARTHUR V. EVANS
Research Associate, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Department of Recent Invertebrates, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA; c/o1600 Nottoway Ave., Richmond, VA 23227, USA; [email protected].
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ANDREW B. T. SMITH
Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON, K1P 6P4, Canada; asmith@mus- nature.ca
INTRODUCTION
The following is a checklist of all Melolonthinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) found in the New World. It has been modified from Evans (2003) and Smith and Evans (2005) and has been updated to 1 September 2005. Included in this checklist are all of the available names given for New World Melolonthinae (both valid and invalid). Tribes are listed in traditional order (pseudo-phylogenetically) with genera, species, and subspecies listed alphabetically within. Under each valid generic name the subgenera and synonymies are listed as are type species and, in some cases, citations for keys, checklists, and bibliographies. Listed under each valid species are synonymies, distributional data by country, and citations for new combinations and spellings. A complete bibliography is included in the “References” section of all papers mentioned in the checklist. The purpose of this checklist is to present accurate and complete information for all the names of Melolonthinae in the New World. The taxonomy herein is based on the current literature (even if we have unpublished data contradicting what has been published) and the nomenclature carefully follows the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. It is our intent to update this checklist periodically as errors are corrected and new papers are published requiring changes. Please email us any errors, additions, or suggestions for this checklist. We would greatly appreciate copies of new papers pertaining to New World Melolonthinae to help us keep this list as up- to-date as possible.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank the following people for assistance in reviewing previous versions of the checklist, supplying us with pertinent literature, discussing various aspects of Melolonthinae classification, and/or helping with nomenclatural issues and determining publication dates: Charles L. Bellamy (California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, California, USA), Aleš Bezdĕk (Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic), Tristao Branco (Porto, Portugal), Ev Britton (CSIRO, Canberra, Australia, now deceased), Phillip Harpootlian, (Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA), Mary Liz Jameson (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA), Paul Lago CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
(University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA), Scott McCleve (Douglas, Arizona, USA), Jose Mondaca (Santiago, Chile), Miguel Angel Morón (Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, México), Federico Ocampo (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA), Matt Paulsen (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA), Brett Ratcliffe (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA), and Paul Robbins (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA), Preparation of the checklist was supported, in part, by an NSF/BS&I grant (DEB-0342189) to A. B. T. Smith and F. C. Ocampo, an NSF/PEET grant (DEB9712447) to B. C. Ratcliffe and M. L. Jameson, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and our own resources.
SUBFAMILY MELOLONTHINAE Samouelle, 1819
Catalogues: Dejean, 1821, 1833, 1836; Haldeman and LeConte, 1853; LeConte, 1863a; Harold, 1869a; Crotch, 1873; Henshaw, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1895; Dalla Torre, 1912a, b, c 1913; Leng, 1920; Leng and Mutchler, 1914, 1917, 1927, 1933; Blackwelder, 1939, 1944; Blackwelder and Blackwelder, 1948; Blackwelder and Arnett, 1974; Bousquet, 1991; Poole and Gentili, 1996; Smith, 2001; Evans, 2003; Smith and Evans, 2005.
Tribe ONCERINI LeConte and Horn, 1861
Keys to genera: Saylor, 1938b: 101
Genus ONCERUS LeConte Oncerus LeConte, 1856: 283. Type species Oncerus floralis LeConte, by monotypy.
Oncerus floralis LeConte Oncerus floralis LeConte, 1856: 283 Distribution: United States
Genus NEFONCERUS Saylor Nefoncerus Saylor, 1938b: 102. Type species Oncerus convergens Horn, by monotypy.
Nefoncerus convergens (Horn) Oncerus convergens Horn, 1894: 394 Nefoncerus convergens (Horn); Saylor, 1938b: 102 Distribution: México
Tribe PODOLASIINI Howden, 1997
Keys to genera: Howden, 1997: 226
Genus PODOLASIA Harold Podolasia Harold, 1869b: 122 (for LeConte, 1856: 282). Type species Lasiopus ferruginea LeConte, by monotypy.
Synonym: Lasiopus LeConte, 1856: 282 (preoccupied). Type species Lasiopus ferruginea LeConte, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Saylor, 1948a: 340; Howden, 1954: 3; 1997: 234 2 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Podolasia emarginata Howden Podolasia emarginata Howden, 1954: 6 Distribution: México
Podolasia ferruginea (LeConte) Lasiopus ferrugineus LeConte, 1856: 283 Podolasia ferruginea (LeConte); Harold, 1869a: 1098 Distribution: United States
Podolasia involucris Howden Podolasia involucris Howden, 1998: 275 Distribution: México
Podolasia lavignei Howden Podolasia lavignei Howden, 1997: 238 Distribution: México
Podolasia longipenis Howden Podolasia longipenis Howden, 1997: 248 Distribution: México
Podolasia peninsularis Howden Podolasia peninsularis Howden, 1954: 9 Distribution: México
Synonym: Podolasia saylori Howden, 1954: 10
Podolasia pilosa Howden Podolasia pilosa Howden, 1954: 6 Distribution: México, United States
Podolasia rotundipenis Howden Podolasia rotundipenis Howden, 1997: 241 Distribution: México
Podolasia stillwellorum Howden Podolasia stillwellorum Howden, 1997: 239 Distribution: México
Podolasia varicolor Saylor Podolasia varicolor Saylor, 1948a: 339 Distribution: México
Genus PODOSTENA Howden Podostena Howden, 1997: 226. Type species: Podolasia bottimeri Howden, by original designation.
Key to species: Howden, 1997: 227 3 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Podostena bottimeri (Howden) Podolasia bottimeri Howden, 1958a: 291 Podostena bottimeri (Howden); Howden, 1997: 229 Distribution: United States
Podostena litoralis Howden Podostena litoralis Howden, 1997: 232 Distribution: México
Podostena rileyi Howden Podostena rileyi Howden, 1997: 230 Distribution: United States
Podostena sleeperi Howden Podostena sleeperi Howden, 1997: 231 Distribution: México
Tribe SERICINI Kirby, 1837
Keys to genera: Martínez, 1967; 331; Frey, 1973b: 315 note: see Machatschke (1959: 741) for an informative presentation on the relationships of the sericine and melolonthine scarabs.
Genus ASTAENA Erichson Astaena Erichson, 1847a: 101. Type species Astaena tridentata Erichson, by monotypy.
Synonym: Temnostoma Blanchard, 1850: 84. Type species Temnostoma sulcatipennis Blanchard, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Frey, 1973b: 325
Astaena abaca Saylor Astaena abaca Saylor, 1946d: 223 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena abcora Saylor Astaena abcora Saylor, 1946d: 224 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena acuticollis Frey Astaena acuticollis Frey, 1973b: 350 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena aequatorialis Kirsch Astaena aequatorialis Kirsch, 1885: 213 Distribution: Ecuador 4 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Astaena andicola Frey Astaena andicola Frey, 1973b: 354 Distribution: Peru
Astaena andina Frey Astaena andina Frey, 1973b: 345 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena apolinarmaria Saylor Astaena apolinar-maria Saylor, 1946d: 225 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena argentina Moser Astaena argentina Moser, 1921b: 133 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena bahiana Moser Astaena bahiana Moser, 1918c: 326 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena baroni Moser Astaena baroni Moser, 1918c: 324 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena biciliata Saylor Astaena biciliata Saylor 1946d: 219 Distribution: Peru
Astaena bogotana Saylor Astaena bogotana Saylor, 1946d: 228 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena boliviana Frey Astaena boliviana Frey, 1974b: 132 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena boliviensis Moser Astaena boliviensis Moser, 1918c: 319 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena brasiliana Moser Astaena brasiliana Moser, 1918c: 325 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena brasiliensis (Blanchard) Serica brasiliensis Blanchard, 1850: 82 Astaena brasiliensis (Blanchard); Frey, 1973b: 339 5 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Astaena bruchi Moser Astaena bruchi Moser, 1924a: 120 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena callosipygus Frey Astaena callosipygus Frey, 1973b: 332 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena capillata Moser Astaena capillata Moser, 1918c: 311 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena castanea Moser Astaena castanea Moser, 1918c: 313 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena catharinensis Frey Astaena catharinensis Frey, 1973b: 347 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena clypealis Moser Astaena clypealis Moser, 1921b: 135 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena cochabamba Frey Astaena cochabamba Frey, 1973b: 333 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena cognata Burmeister Astaena cognata Burmeister, 1855: 129 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena columbiana (Blanchard) Serica columbiana Blanchard, 1850: 82 Serica columbica [sic] (Blanchard); Brenske, 1902: 33 Astaena columbiana (Blanchard); Frey, 1973b: 354 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Astaena norrisi Burmeister, 1855: 128
Astaena columbiensis Moser Astaena columbiensis Moser, 1918c: 318 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena conformis Blanchard Astaena conformis Blanchard, 1850: 84 6 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Paraguay
Astaena cordobana Moser Astaena cordobana Moser, 1921b: 133 Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia
Astaena corumbana Moser Astaena corumbana Moser, 1921b: 135 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena crassitarsis Frey Astaena crassitarsis Frey, 1973b: 357 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena crinicollis Frey Astaena crinicollis Frey, 1973b: 346 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena cuyabana Moser Astaena cuyabana Moser, 1918c: 317 Astaena cujabana [sic] Moser; Frey, 1973b: 336 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Synonym: Astaena rufobrunnea Moser, 1921b: 133
Astaena divergens Frey Astaena divergens Frey, 1973b: 357 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena elongata Burmeister Astaena elongata Burmeister, 1855: 129 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena excisicollis Frey Astaena excisicollis Frey, 1973b: 343 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena excisipes Saylor Astaena excisipes Saylor, 1947b: 433 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena explaniceps Saylor Astaena explaniceps Saylor, 1947b: 436 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena exquisita Frey Astaena exquisita Frey, 1973b: 363 Distribution: Peru 7 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Astaena fassli Moser Astaena fassli Moser, 1918c: 327 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena ferrugata Blanchard Serica ferrugata Blanchard, 1850: 82 Astaena ferrugata (Blanchard); Frey, 1973b: 364 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena ferruginea Moser Astaena ferruginea Moser, 1918c: 312 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena forsteri Frey Astaena forsteri Frey, 1974e: 280 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena foveicollis Kirsch Astaena foveicollis Kirsch, 1885: 212 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena fusagona Saylor Astaena fusagona Saylor, 1946d: 221 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena glabroclypealis Frey Astaena glabroclypealis Frey, 1974b: 134 Distribution: Argentina, Peru
Astaena guanabarae Frey Astaena guanabarae Frey, 1973b: 349 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena heterophylla Moser Astaena heterophylla Moser, 1921b: 137 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena hiekei Frey Astaena hiekei Frey, 1973b: 331 Distribution: Costa Rica
Astaena hirsuta Frey Astaena hirsuta Frey, 1973b: 328 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena hirtella Frey Astaena hirtella Frey, 1973b: 360 8 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena incachaca Saylor Astaena incachaca Saylor, 1946d: 215 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena insulana Moser Astaena insulana Moser, 1918c: 328 Distribution: Trinidad
Astaena insularis Moser Astaena insularis Moser, 1918c: 328 Distribution: Trinidad, Venezuela
Astaena iridescens Frey Astaena iridescens Frey, 1974b: 131 Distribution: Brasil
Astaena kuehnelti Frey Astaena kuehnelti Frey, 1973b: 361 Distribution: Venezuela
Astaena kuntzeni Moser Astaena kuntzeni Moser, 1921b:134 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena leechi Frey Astaena leechi Frey, 1973b: 340 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena lojana Frey Astaena lojana Frey, 1973b: 334 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena longicornis Frey Astaena longicornis Frey, 1975c: 259 Distribution: Venezuela
Astaena longula Moser Astaena longula Moser, 1921a: 53 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena lurida Moser Astaena lurida Moser, 1918c: 310 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena macilenta Bates Astaena macilenta Bates, 1887: 136 9 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Costa Rica, Honduras
Astaena maqueta Saylor Astaena maqueta Saylor, 1947b: 434 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena marginicollis Frey Astaena marginicollis Frey, 1973b: 325 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena marginithorax Frey Astaena marginithorax Frey, 1973b: 341 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena micans Frey Astaena micans Frey, 1973b: 356 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena montivaga Frey Astaena montivaga Frey, 1973b: 358 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena moseri Frey Astaena moseri Frey, 1973b: 354 Distribution: Peru
Astaena neglecta Frey Astaena neglecta Frey, 1976b: 376 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena negligens Frey Astaena negligens Frey, 1973b: 349 Distribution: Peru
Astaena nigroana Saylor Astaena nigroana Saylor, 1947b: 435 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena nitens Frey Astaena nitens Frey, 1976b: 375 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena nitidula Moser Astaena nitidula Moser, 1918c: 314 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena oblonga Moser Astaena oblonga Moser, 1918c: 323 10 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Colombia
Astaena obscurata Moser Astaena obscurata Moser, 1918c: 321 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena obscurifrons Moser Astaena obscurifrons Moser, 1921b: 135 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena ohausi Moser Astaena ohausi Moser, 1921b: 136 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena opaca Frey Astaena opaca Frey, 1973b: 327 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena opalicauda Bates Astaena opalicauda Bates, 1887: 136 Astaena opalicaudata [sic] Bates; Frey, 1973b: 331 Distribution: Nicaragua
Astaena opalipennis Frey Astaena opalipennis Frey, 1973b; 355 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena pauloensis Frey Astaena pauloensis Frey, 1973b: 348 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena pectoralis Moser Astaena pectoralis Moser, 1918c: 309 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena penai Frey Astaena penai Frey, 1973b: 345 Distribution: Peru
Astaena peruana Moser Astaena peruana Moser, 1918c: 315 Distribution: Peru
Astaena peruensis Frey Astaena peruensis Frey, 1973b: 354 Distribution: Peru
Astaena pilicollis Frey 11 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Astaena pilicollis Frey, 1973b: 342 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena pilosa Moser Astaena pilosa Moser, 1921b: 136 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena pilosella Kirsch Astaena pilosella Kirsch, 1885: 213 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena pinguis Burmeister Astaena pinguis Burmeister, 1855: 128 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena plaumanni Frey Astaena plaumanni Frey, 1973b: 331 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena postnodata Frey Astaena postnodata Frey, 1973b: 339 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena pottsi Saylor Astaena pottsi Saylor, 1946d: 217 Distribution: Peru
Astaena producta Bates Astaena producta Bates, 1891: 26 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena pruinosa Moser Astaena pruinosa Moser, 1918c: 320 Distribution: Venezuela
Astaena pubescens Burmeister Astaena pubescens Burmeister, 1855: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena pusilla Frey Astaena pusilla Frey, 1973b: 355 Distribution: Panama
Astaena pygidia Saylor Astaena pygidia Saylor, 1946c: 230 Distribution: Peru
Astaena pygidialis Kirsch 12 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Astaena pygidialis Kirsch, 1885: 214 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena robusta Buremister Astaena robusta Buremister, 1855: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena rockefelleri Frey Astaena rockefelleri Frey, 1973b: 336 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena rosettae Frey Astaena rosettae Frey, 1973b: 334 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena rotundiceps Frey Astaena rotundiceps Frey, 1973b: 357 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena rufa Moser Astaena rufa Moser, 1921b: 134 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena rufescens Frey Astaena rufescens Frey, 1973b: 351 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena ruficollis Moser Astaena ruficollis Moser, 1926: 202 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena rugithorax Saylor Astaena rugithorax Saylor, 1946d: 222 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena salta Saylor Astaena salta Saylor, 1946d: 231 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena santaecrucis Frey Astaena santaecrucis Frey, 1973b: 327 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena saylori Frey Astaena saylori Frey, 1973b: 335 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena schereri Frey 13 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Astaena schereri Frey, 1973b: 363 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena schneblei Frey Astaena schneblei Frey, 1973b: 340, 354 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena semiopaca Frey Astaena semiopaca Frey, 1973b: 361 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena sericea Frey Astaena sericea Frey, 1973b: 352 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena setosa Frey Astaena setosa Frey, 1973b: 329 Distribution: Peru
Astaena simulatrix Frey Astaena simulatrix Frey, 1974b: 133 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena sparsesetosa Frey Astaena sparsesetosa Frey, 1976b: 375 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena splendens Frey Astaena splendens Frey, 1973b: 351 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena sulcatipennis (Blanchard) Temnostoma sulcatipennis Blanchard, 1850: 84 Symmela sulcatipennis (Blanchard); Lacordaire, 1856: 208 Astaena sulcatipennis (Blanchard); Harold, 1869a: 1127 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Astaena fuscipennis Burmeister, 1855: 130
Astaena suturalis (Kirsch) Symmela suturalis Kirsch, 1865: 50 Astaena suturalis (Kirsch); Frey, 1973b: 346 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena tarsalis Moser Astaena tarsalis Moser, 1918c: 322 Distribution: Colombia
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Astaena tenella Burmeister Astaena tenella Burmeister, 1855: 131 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Astaena variolata Burmeister, 1855: 128
Astaena tenellula Moser Astaena tenellula Moser, 1918c: 316 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Astaena tomentosa Frey Astaena tomentosa Frey, 1973b: 335 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena tridentata Erichson Astaena tridentata Erichson, 1847a: 101 Distribution: Ecuador, Peru
Astaena truncaticeps Moser Astaena truncaticeps Moser, 1924a: 120 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena tucumana Frey Astaena tucumana Frey, 1974b: 134 Distribution: Argentina
Astaena tumidiceps Frey Astaena tumidiceps Frey, 1974b: 132 Distribution: Brazil
Astaena valida Burmeister Astaena valida Burmeister, 1855: 127 Distribution: Colombia
Astaena vicina Frey Astanea vicina Frey, 1973b: 343 Distribution: Ecuador
Astaena yungasa Saylor Astaena yungasa Saylor, 1946d: 217 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena zischkai Frey Astanea zischkai Frey, 1973b: 359 Distribution: Bolivia
Astaena zyrota Saylor Astaena zyrota Saylor, 1946d: 232 15 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Guyana
Genus ATHLIA Erichson Athlia Erichson, 1835: 266. Type species Athlia rustica Erichson, by monotypy.
Synonym: Rivera Germain, 1903a: 392. Type species Athlia plebeja Burmeister, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Dihymenonyx Gutiérrez, 1949:16 (as genus). Type species Dihymenonyx herrerai Gutiérrez, by original designation.
Keys to species: Saylor, 1946b: 21; Gutiérrez, 1949: 13; Martínez, 1967: 337; 1974: 352
Athlia bollei Martínez Athlia bollei Martínez, 1955: 418 Athlia (Athlia) bollei Martínez; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Argentina
Athlia brasilica Saylor Athlia brasilica Saylor, 1946b: 23 Athlia (Athlia) brasilica Saylor; Gutiérrez, 1949: 14 Distribution: Brazil
Athlia bruchi Moser Athlia bruchi Moser, 1924a: 121 Athlia (Athlia) bruchi Moser; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Argentina
Athlia freyi Martínez Athlia (Athlia) freyi Martínez, 1974: 347 Distribution: Brazil
Athlia giaii Martínez Athlia giaii Martínez, 1959a: 23 Athlia (Athlia) giaii Martínez; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Argentina
Athlia herrerai (Gutiérrez) Dihymenonyx herrerai Gutiérrez, 1949: 16 Athlia (Dihymenonyx) herrerai (Gutiérrez); Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Chile
Athlia parvissima Saylor Athlia parvissima Saylor, 1946b: 24 Athlia (Athlia) parvissima Saylor; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Argentina
Athlia plebeja Burmeister Athlia plebeja Burmeister, 1855: 125 16 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Rivera plebeja (Burmeister); Germain, 1903a: 392 Athlia (Athlia) plebeja Burmeister; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Athlia rivera Saylor, 1946a: 23
Athlia problematica Gutiérrez Athlia problematica Gutiérrez, 1950: 270 Athlia (Athlia) problematica Gutiérrez; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Chile
Athlia rotundata Gutiérrez Athlia rotundata Gutiérrez, 1949: 12 Athlia (Athlia) rotundata Gutiérrez; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Chile
Athlia rustica Erichson Athlia rustica Erichson, 1835: 267 Athlia (Athlia) rustica Erichson; Martínez, 1974: 345 Distribution: Chile
Genus MALADERA Mulsant and Rey Maladera Mulsant and Rey, 1871: 343. Type species Serica holosericea (Scopoli), by monotypy.
Synonym: Aserica Lewis, 1895: 394. Type species Autoserica secreta Brenske, by subsequent designation (Arrow, 1927: 69; 1933a: 71; see Pope, 1961: 550).
Synonym: Autoserica Brenske, 1897: 377. Type species Serica piceorufa Fairmaire, by subsequent designation (Arrow, 1927: 69; see Pope, 1961: 550).
Maladera castanea (Arrow) Autoserica castanea Arrow, 1913a: 398 Aserica castanea (Arrow); Arrow, 1927: 70 Maladera castanea (Arrow); Pope, 1961: 545 Distribution: United States [Japan]
Genus NIPPONOSERICA Nomura
Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973: 139. Type species Serica similis Lewis, by original designation.
Nipponoserica peregrina (Chapin) Serica peregrina Chapin, 1938: 68 Nipponoserica peregrina (Chapin); Nomura, 1976: 188 Distribution: United States [Japan]
Genus MIOTEMNA Lacordaire
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Miotemna Lacordaire, 1856: 210. Type species Octotemna singularis Blanchard, by monotypy (for Blanchard, 1850: 84).
Synonym: Octotemna Blanchard, 1850: 84 (preoccupied). Type species: Octotemna singularis Blanchard, by monotypy.
Miotemna singularis (Blanchard) Octotemna singularis Blanchard, 1850: 84 Miotemna singularis (Blanchard); Lacordarie, 1856: 210 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus RAYSYMMELA Saylor Raysymmela Saylor 1947a: 161. Type species Symmela bruchi Moser, by original designation.
Keys to species: Frey, 1973b: 32
Raysymmela bruchi (Moser) Symmela bruchi Moser, 1924a: 120 Raysymmela bruchi (Moser); Saylor, 1947a: 164 Distribution: Argentina
Raysymmela curtula (Erichson) Symmela curtula Erichson, 1835: 266 Raysymmela curtula (Erichson); Saylor, 1947a: 165 Distribution: Brazil
Raysymmela huanuca Saylor Raysymmela huanuca Saylor, 1947a: 162 Distribution: Peru
Raysymmela pallipes (Blanchard) Symmela pallipes Blanchard, 1850: 85 Raysymmela pallipes (Blanchard); Saylor, 1947a: 165 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus SERICA MacLeay Serica MacLeay, 1819: 146. Type species Melolontha brunnea Linné, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Blatchley, 1910: 957; Lago et al., 1979: 24 (North Dakota); Hardy and Andrews, 1987: 175 (Nevada sand dunes); Ratcliffe, 1991: 159,162 (Nebraska); Harpootlian, 2001: 66 (South Carolina).
Synonym: Camptorhina Kirby, 1837: 128. Type species Camptorhina atracapilla Kirby, by monotypy.
Synonym: Stilbolema Harris, 1827: 7. Type species Melolontha vespertina Gyllenhal, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 35).
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Serica abdita Dawson Serica abdita Dawson, 1921: 166 Distribution: United States
Serica acicula Dawson Serica acicula Dawson, 1932: 533 Distribution: United States
Serica acontia Dawson Serica acontia Dawson, 1933: 438 Distribution: United States
Serica adversa Dawson Serica adversa Dawson, 1967: 161 Distribution: United States
Serica aemula Dawson Serica aemula Dawson, 1947: 228 Distribution: United States
Serica alabama Dawson Serica alabama Dawson, 1967: 162 Distribution: United States
Serica alleni Saylor Serica alleni Saylor, 1939c: 457 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Serica searli Saylor, 1939c: 459
Serica alternata alternata LeConte Serica alternata LeConte, 1856: 276 Maladera (Paramaladera) alternata (LeConte); Nikolaev, 1979: 191 Distribution: México, United States
Serica alternata exolita Dawson Serica alternata exolita Dawson, 1933: 437 Distribution: United States
Serica alternata patruela Dawson Serica alternata patruela Dawson, 1933: 437 Distribution: United States
Serica ammomenisco Hardy Serica ammomenisco Hardy, 1987: 173 Distribution: United States
Serica antediluviana Wickham 19 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica antediluviana Wickham, 1912: 23 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Serica anthracina LeConte Serica anthracina LeConte, 1856: 276 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Serica crassata Walker, 1866: 323
Synonym: Serica frontalis, 1856: 276
Synonym: Serica valida Harold, 1869: 123 (for LeConte, 1856: 276)
Synonym: Serica robusta LeConte, 1856: 276 (not Blanchard, 1850: 79)
Serica apatela Dawson Serica apatela Dawson, 1922: 158 Distribution: United States
Serica arkansana Dawson Serica arkanasa Dawson, 1947: 223 Distribution: United States
Serica aspera Dawson Serica aspera Dawson, 1922: 161 Distribution: United States
Serica atracapilla (Kirby) Camptorhina atracapilla Kirby, 1837: 129 Serica atricapilla [sic] (Kirby); Dawson, 1932: 542 Serica atracapilla (Kirby); Dawson, 1967: 162 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Serica cucullata Dawson, 1919a: 34
Serica atratula atratula LeConte Serica atratula LeConte, 1856: 274 Distribution: United States
Serica atratula monita Dawson Serica atratula monita Dawson, 1947: 226 Distribution: United States
Serica aviceps Dawson Serica aviceps Dawson, 1967: 162 Distribution: United States
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Serica barri Dawson Serica barri Dawson, 1967: 163 Distribution: United States
Serica blatchleyi Dawson Serica trociformis blatchleyi Dawson, 1932: 545 Serica blatchleyi Dawson; Dawson, 1967: 163 Distribution: United States
Serica bruneri Dawson Serica bruneri Dawson, 1967: 164 Distribution: United States
Serica calignosa Dawson Serica calignosa Dawson, 1932: 532 Distribution: United States
Serica campestris Dawson Serica campestris Dawson, 1919a: 33 Distribution: United States
Serica carolina Dawson Serica carolina Dawson, 1920: 209 Distribution: United States
Serica catalina Dawson Serica catalina Dawson, 1947: 234 Distribution: United States
Serica chaetosoma Dawson Serica chaetosoma Dawson, 1932: 529 Distribution: United States
Serica chicoensis Saylor Serica chicoensis Saylor, 1939c: 458 Distribution: United States
Serica coalinga Dawson Serica coalinga Dawson, 1952: 65 Distribution: United States
Serica cockerelli Wickham Serica cockerelli Wickham, 1914: 262 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Serica concinna Dawson Serica concinna Dawson, 1947: 232 21 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: United States
Serica contorta Dawson Serica contorta Dawson, 1947: 227 Distribution: United States
Serica craighead Saylor Serica craighead Saylor, 1939a: 55
Synonym: Serica craigheadi Dawson, 1952: 73 (unjustified emendation)
Serica cruzi Saylor Serica cruzi Saylor, 1939a: 55 Distribution: United States
Serica curvata LeConte Serica curvata LeConte, 1856: 276 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica cuyamaca Saylor Serica cuyamaca Saylor, 1939c: 459 Distribution: United States
Serica delicata Dawson Serica delicata Dawson, 1922: 161 Distribution: United States
Serica deserticola Dawson Serica deserticola Dawson, 1952: 66 Distribution: United States
Serica diablo Dawson Serica diablo Dawson, 1967: 164 Distribution: United States
Serica egregia Dawson Serica egregia Dawson, 1921: 165 Distribution: United States
Serica elmontea Saylor Serica elmontea Saylor, 1939a: 56 Distribution: United States
Serica elongata Nonfried Serica elongata Nonfried, 1891: 261 Distribution: Honduras
Synonym: Serica uniformis Nonfried, 1891: 260 22 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica elongulata Horn Serica elongatula Horn, 1870: 77 Distribution: United States
Serica elusa Dawson Serica elusa Dawson, 1919a: 36 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica ensenada Saylor Serica ensenada Saylor, 1948a: 346 Distribution: México
Serica evidens Blatchley Serica evidens Blatchley, 1919: 153 (for Blatchley, 1910: 957) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Serica carinata Blatchley, 1910: 957 (not Burmeister, 1855)
Serica falcata Dawson Serica falcata Dawson, 1933: 439 Distribution: United States
Serica falli Dawson Serica falli Dawson, 1932: 534 Distribution: United States
Serica fimbriata LeConte Serica fimbriata LeConte, 1856: 275 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Serica michelbacheri Saylor, 1948a: 345
Serica floridana Dawson Serica floridana Dawson, 1967: 165 Distribution: United States
Serica frosti Dawson Serica frosti Dawson, 1967: 166 Distribution: United States
Serica georgiana georgiana Leng Serica georgiana Leng, 1911: 214 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson Serica lecontei Dawson, 1921: 160 Serica georgiana lecontei Dawson; Dawson, 1952: 70 23 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: United States
Serica heteracantha Dawson Serica heteracantha Dawson, 1967: 166 Distribution: United States
Serica howdeni Dawson Serica howdeni Dawson, 1967: 167 Distribution: United States
Serica humboldti Gordon Serica humboldti Gordon, 1975: 173 Distribution: United States
Serica imitans Chapin Serica imitans Chapin, 1931: 5 (for Uhler, 1855: 415) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Omaloplia trogiformis Uhler, 1855: 415 (not Burmeister, 1855: 179; see Dawson, 1932: 546)
Serica intermixta Blatchley Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910: 957 Distribution: United States
Serica iricolor (Say) Melolontha iricolor Say, 1824: 246 Stilbolemma iricolor (Say); Harris, 1827: 7 Serica iricolor (Say); Burmeister, 1855: 178 Distribution: United States
Serica kanakoffi Pierce Serica kanakoffi Pierce 1946: 132 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Serica laguna Saylor Serica laguna Saylor, 1935a: 1 Distribution: United States
Serica ligulata ligulata Dawson Serica ligulata Dawson, 1932: 535 Distribution: United States
Serica ligulata praetermissa Dawson Serica praetermissa Dawson, 1932: 536 Serica ligulata praetermissa Dawson; Dawson, 1952: 71 Distribution: United States 24 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica lodingi Dawson Serica lodingi Dawson, 1952: 66 Distribution: United States
Serica loxia Dawson Serica loxia Dawson, 1920: 208 Distribution: United States
Serica mckenziei Saylor Serica mckenziei Saylor, 1935a: 2 Distribution: United States
Serica mixta LeConte Serica mixta LeConte, 1856: 276 Distribution: United States
Serica mystaca Dawson Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922: 160 Distribution: United States
Serica ochrosoma Dawson Serica ochrosoma Dawson, 1919a: 38 Distribution: United States
Serica oliver Saylor Serica oliver Saylor, 1939a: 56 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Serica joaquinella Saylor, 1939a: 56
Synonym: Serica oliveri Dawson, 1952: 73 (unjustified emendation)
Serica opposita Dawson Serica opposita Dawson, 1921: 163 Distribution: United States
Serica panda Dawson Serica panda Dawson, 1952: 67 Distribution: United States
Serica parallela Casey Serica parallela Casey, 1885a: 176 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica parvula Blanchard Serica parvula Blanchard, 1850: 82 Distribution: United States 25 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica pavonia Dawson Serica pavonia Dawson, 1932: 533 Distribution: United States
Serica peleca Dawson Serica peleca Dawson, 1952: 68 Distribution: United States
Serica perigonia eremicola Dawson Serica perigonia eremicola Dawson, 1967: 168 Distribution: México
Serica perigonia perigonia Dawson Serica perigonia Dawson, 1920: 210 Distribution: United States
Serica pilifera Horn Serica pilifera Horn, 1894: 397 Distribution: México
Serica porcula Casey Serica porcula Casey, 1885a: 177 Serica perculla [sic] Casey; Nonfried, 1892b: 257 Distribution: United States
Serica prava Dawson Serica prava Dawson, 1933: 440 Distribution: México, United States
Serica pruinipennis Saylor Series [sic] prunipennis [sic] Saylor, 1936: 4 (for Saylor, 1935a: 2) Serica pruinipennis Saylor; Saylor, 1940a: 30 (emendation) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Serica mendota Saylor, 1939c: 457
Synonym: Serica pruinosa Saylor, 1935a: 2
Serica psammobuna Hardy Serica psammobunus Hardy, 1987: 174 Distribution: United States
Serica pullata Dawson Serica pullata Dawson, 1967: 170 Distribution: United States
Serica pusilla Dawson 26 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica pusilla Dawson, 1922: 162 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Serica errans Blatchley, 1929: 35 Serica pusilla errans Blatchley; Dawson, 1932: 538
Serica repanda Dawson Serica repanda Dawson, 1933: 439 Distribution: United States
Serica rhypha Dawson Serica rhypha Dawson, 1952: 68 Distribution: United States
Serica rossi Saylor Serica rossi Saylor, 1948a: 345 Distribution: United States
Serica sandiegensis Saylor Serica sandiegensis Saylor, 1939c: 458 Distribution: United States
Serica satrapa Dawson Serica satrapa Dawson, 1947: 231 Distribution: United States
Serica scaphia Dawson Serica scaphia Dawson, 1952: 69 Distribution: United States
Serica sculptilis Dawson Serica sculptilis Dawson, 1922: 162 Distribution: United States
Serica senta Dawson Serica senta Dawson, 1933: 440 Distribution: United States
Serica serensia Saylor Serica serensia Saylor, 1948a: 347 Distribution: México
Serica sericea (Illiger) Melolontha sericea Illiger, 1802: 75 Stilbolemma sericea (Illiger); Harris, 1827: 7 Omaloplia sericea (Illiger); Dejean, 1833: 182 Serica sericea (Illiger); Burmeister, 1855: 176 Distribution: Canada, United States 27 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Serica sericeoides Dawson Serica sericeoides Dawson, 1967: 170 Distribution: United States
Serica serotina LeConte Serica serotina LeConte, 1856: 275 Camptorhina serotina (LeConte); LeConte, 1857: 40 Distribution: United States
Serica solita Dawson Serica solita Dawson, 1922: 163 Distribution: United States
Serica spicula Dawson Serica spicula Dawson, 1921: 162 Distribution: United States
Serica sponsa Dawson Serica sponsoa Dawson, 1919b: 223 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica stygia Dawson Serica stygia Dawson, 1933: 439 Distribution: United States
Serica subnisa Dawson Serica subnisa Dawson, 1947: 233 Distribution: United States
Serica tantula Dawson Serica tantula Dawson, 1922: 162 Distribution: United States
Serica texana LeConte Serica texana LeConte, 1856: 274 Distribution: United States
Serica tristis LeConte Serica tristis LeConte, 1850: 226 Distribution: Canada, United States
Serica trociformis Burmeister Serica trociformis Burmeister, 1855: 179 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Melolontha aphodiina Billberg, 1820: 386 (nomen oblitum)
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Serica ventura dorsalis Dawson Serica ventura dorsalis Dawson, 1952: 69 Distribution: United States
Serica ventura personata Dawson Serica personata Dawson 1932: 531 Serica ventura personata Dawson; Dawson, 1952: 69 Distribution: United States
Serica ventura ventura Dawson Serica ventura Dawson, 1932: 530 Distribution: United States
Serica vespertina accola Dawson Serica vespertina accola Dawson, 1921: 164 Distribution: United States
Serica vespertina vespertina (Gyllenhal) Melolontha vespertina Gyllenhal, 1817: 180 Stilbolemma vespertina (Gyllenhal); Harris, 1827: 7 Serica vespertina (Gyllenhal); Dejean, 1833: 183 Omaloplia vespertina (Gyllenhal); Harris, 1841: 29 Distribution: United States
Serica watson Saylor Serica watson Saylor, 1939a: 58 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Serica watsoni Dawson, 1952: 73 (unjustified emendation)
Genus SYMMELA Erichson Symmela Erichson, 1835: 261. Type species Symmela instabilis Erichson, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 47).
Subgenus: Sayloria Frey, 1973b: 324 (as subgenus). Type species Astaena bicoloripes Saylor, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Frey, 1973b: 321
Symmela angustula Moser Symmela angustula Moser, 1919b: 7 Symmela (Symmela) angustula Moser; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela bicoloripes (Saylor) Astaena bicoloripes Saylor, 1946d: 226 Symmela (Sayloria) bicoloripes (Saylor); Frey, 1973b: 324 Distribution: Peru 29 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Symmela boliviensis Moser Symmela boliviensis Moser, 1919b: 8 Symmela (Symmela) boliviensis Moser; Frey, 1973b: 322 Distribution: Bolivia
Symmela brasiliensis Moser Symmela brasiliensis Moser, 1919b: 8 Symmela (Symmela) brasiliensis Moser; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela clypeata Erichson Symmela clypeata Erichson, 1835: 264 Symmela (Symmela) clypeata Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela corumbana Moser Symmela corumbana Moser, 1921b: 137 Symmela (Symmela) corumbana Moser; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela costaricensis Moser Symmela costaricensis Moser, 1924a: 119 Symmela (Symmela) costaricensis Moser; Frey, 1973b: 322 Distribution: Costa Rica
Symmela elegans Erichson Symmela elegans Erichson, 1835: 263 Symmela (Symmela) elegans Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 322 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela instabilis flavimana Gory Symmela instabilis var. flavimana Gory, 1841: 98 Symmela instabilis var. flavimarogo [sic] Gory; Frey, 1973b: 321 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela instabilis instabilis Erichson Symmela instabilis Erichson, 1835: 262 Symmela (Symmela) instabilis Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 321 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela jatahyensis Frey Symmela (Symmela) jatahyensis Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela longula Erichson Symmela longula Erichson, 1835: 265 Symmela (Symmela) longula Erichson, Frey, 1973b: 322 30 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Symmela mutabilis Erichson Symmela mutabilis Erichson, 1835: 263 Symmela (Symmela) mutabilis Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela nitida Erichson Symmela nitida Erichson, 1835: 264 Symmela (Symmela) nitida Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela nitidicollis Burmeister Symmela nitidicollis Burmeister, 1855: 132 Symmela (Symmela) nitidicollis Burmeister; Frey, 1973b: 324 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela opaca Erichson Symmela opaca Erichson, 1835: 264 Symmela (Symmela) opaca Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 324 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela seticollis Moser Symmela seticollis Moser, 1921b: 137 Symmela (Symmela) seticollis Moser; Frey, 1973b: 321 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela tarsalis Moser Symmela tarsalis Moser, 1919b: 9 Symmela (Symmela) tarsalis Moser; Frey, 1973b: 322 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela tenella Erichson Symmela tenella Erichson, 1835: 265 Distribution: Brazil
Symmela uniformis Blanchard Symmela uniformis Blanchard, 1850: 85 Distribution: Bolivia
Symmela varians Erichson Symmela varians Erichson, 1847a: 102 Symmela (Symmela) varians Erichson; Frey, 1973b: 321 Distribution: Peru
Tribe SERICOIDINI Burmeister, 1855
Keys to genera: Gutiérrez, 1952: 208 31 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Genus APTERODEMIDEA Gutiérrez Apterodemidea Gutiérrez, 1952: 209. Type species Apterodema paraguayensis Arrow, by monotypy.
Apterodemidea paraguayensis (Arrow) Apterodema paraguayensis Arrow, 1903b: 255 Apterodemidea paraguayensis (Arrow); Gutiérrez, 1952: 210 Distribution: Paraguay
Genus SERICOIDES Guérin-Méneville Sericoides Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 301. Type species Melolontha glacialis Fabricius, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 50).
Synonym: Apterodema Fairmaire, 1884: 490. Type species Apterodema acuticollis Fairmaire, by monotypy.
Synonym: Macrosoma Hope, 1837: 109 (preoccupied). Type species Melolontha glacialis Fabricius, by original designation.
Synonym: Maypa Blanchard, 1850: 115. Type species Maypa chlorosticta Blanchard, by monotypy.
Synonym: Paramaypa Brenske, 1906: 30. Type species Maypa orsornoana Brenske, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Accia Curtis, 1845: 453 (as genus). Type species Accia lucida Curtis, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Listronyx Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 302 (as genus). Type species Listronyx nigriceps Guérin-Méneville, a junior synonym of Sericoides testacea (Fabricius), by monotypy.
Subgenus: Paralistronyx Brenske, 1906: 30 (as genus). Type species Listronyx livida Germain, by monotypy.
Keys: Fairmaire and Germain, 1863: 724, 741
Sericoides acuticollis (Fairmaire) Apterodema acuticollis Fairmaire, 1884: 491 Sericoides (Listronyx) acuticollis (Fairmaire); Martínez, 1971: 119 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides andina (Germain) Maypa andina Germain, 1863: 726 Sericoides andina (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides antarctica (Brenske) Listronyx antarcticus Brenske, 1900: 109 Sericoides antarctica (Brenske); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
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Sericoides argentinensis Martínez Sericoides (Listronyx) argentinensis Martínez, 1971: 115 Distribution: Argentina
Sericoides atra (Solier) Maypa atra Solier, 1851: 108 Sericoides atra (Solier); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides castanea Guérin-Méneville Sericoides castanea Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 302 Distribution: Argentina
Sericoides chilena (Germain) Maypa chilena Germain, 1863: 736 Sericoides chilena (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides chilensis Blanchard Sericoides chilensis Blanchard, 1850: 114 Sericoides chiliensis [sic] Blanchard; Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides chlorosticta (Blanchard) Maypa chlorosticta Blanchard, 1850: 115 Sericoides chlorosticta (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1912b; 130 Sericoides (Paramaypa) chlorosticta (Blanchard); Gutiérrez, 1949: 18 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Sericoides similis Philippi, 1861: 737
Sericoides comata (Germain) Maypa comata Germain, 1863: 739 Sericoides comata (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides convexa (Germain) Maypa convexa Germain, 1863: 729 Sericoides convexa (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides delicatula (Germain) Maypa delicatula Germain, 1863: 731 Sericoides delicatula (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Sericoides (Paramaypa) delicatula (Germain); Gutiérrez, 1949: 18 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides dubia (Germain) 33 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Maypa dubia Germain, 1863: 738 Sericoides dubia (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides faminaei (Blanchard) Listronyx faminaei Blanchard, 1850: 114 Maypa faminaei (Blanchard); Harold, 1869a: 1138 Sericoides faminaei (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 130 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides frigida (Germain) Listronyx frigida Germain, 1863: 743 Listronyx frigidus Germain; Brenske, 1906: 30 Sericoides frigida (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Sericoides (Listronyx) frigida (Germain); Martínez, 1971: 115 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides germaini Dalla Torre Sericoides germaini Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 (for Germain, 1863: 741) Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Synonym: Listronyx castanea Germain, 1863: 741 (not Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 301)
Sericoides glacialis (Fabricius) Melolontha glaciale Fabricius 1775: 35 Macrosoma glacialis (Fabricius): Hope, 1837: 109 Sericoides glacialis (Fabricius); Blanchard, 1850: 114 (emendation) Sericoides (Listronyx) glacialis (Fabricius); Gutiérrez, 1949: 19 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Synonym: Sericoides atricapilla Curtis, 1845: 451
Synonym: Sericoides reichei Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 301
Sericoides hirsuta (Brenske) Listronyx hirsutus Brenske, 1900: 110 Sericoides hirsuta (Brenske); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides intermedia (Philippi) Maypa intermedia Philippi, 1864: 452 Sericoides intermedia (Philippi); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides lineolata (Germain) Maypa lineolata Germain, 1863: 732 Sericoides lineolata (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Sericoides (Paramaypa) lineolata (Germain); Gutiérrez, 1949: 18 34 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Chile
Sericoides livida (Germain) Listronyx livida Germain, 1863: 745 Listronyx lividus Harold, 1869a: 1138 Macrosoma (Paralistronyx) lividus (Germain); Brenske, 1906; 30 Sericoides livida (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Sericoides (Paralistronyx) lividus (Germain); Martínez, 1959a: 25 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Sericoides (Listronyx) aenigmaticus Martínez, 1959a: 27 (for Philippi 1864: 453)
Synonym: Listronyx obscura Philippi, 1864: 453 (not Germain, 1863: 728)
Synonym: Macrosoma (Paramaypa) osornoana Brenske, 1906: 30 Sericoides osornoana (Brenske); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131
Sericoides lloydi Martínez Sericoides lloydi Martínez, 1965: 89 Distribution: Argentina
Sericoides longipes (Germain) Maypa longipes Germain, 1863: 727 Sericoides longipes (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides lucida (Curtis) Accia lucida Curtis, 1845: 454 Sericoides lucida (Curtis); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides monticola (Germain) Maypa monticola Germain, 1863: 736 Sericoides monticola (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides multicolor Martínez Sericoides multicolor Martínez, 1956: 45 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides nitida Philippi and Philippi Sericoides nitida Philippi and Philippi, 1864: 325 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides nossi Martínez Sericoides nossi Martínez 1972b: 50 Distribution: Argentina
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Sericoides obesa (Germain) Maypa obesa Germain, 1863: 728 Sericoides obesa (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides obscura (Germain) Maypa obscura Germain, 1863: 728 Sericoides obscura (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides olivacea (Germain) Maypa olivacea Germain, 1863: 735 Sericoides olivacea (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides opacipennis (Germain) Maypa opacipennis Germain, 1863: 738 Sericoides opacipennis (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides pallida (Germain) Listronyx pallida Germain, 1863: 744 Sericoides pallida (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides palpalis (Germain) Maypa palpalis Germain, 1863: 725 Sericoides palpalis (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 131 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides philippiana Dalla Torre Sericoides philippiana Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 (for Philippi, 1864: 451) Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Sericoides andina Philippi, 1864: 451 (not Germain, 1863: 726)
Sericoides picea (Kolbe) Accia picea Kolbe, 1907: 111 Sericoides picea (Kolbe); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides piligera (Germain) Maypa piligera Germain, 1863: 731 Sericoides piligera (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides pubescens (Germain) Maypa pubescens Germain, 1863: 733 36 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Sericoides pubescens (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides punctata (Solier) Maypa punctata Solier, 1851: 107 Macrosoma punctatum (Solier); Harold, 1869a: 1137 Sericoides punctata (Solier); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides rechencqui Martínez Sericoides rechencqui Martínez 1972b: 45 Distribution: Argentina
Sericoides rufeola (Solier) Maypa rufeola Solier, 1851: 108 Macrosoma rufeola (Solier); Harold, 1869a: 1137 Sericoides rufeola (Solier); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides rufocastanea (Germain) Maypa rufo-castanea Germain, 1863: 737 Sericoides rufocastanea (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides rugosula (Germain) Maypa rugosula Germain, 1863: 733 Sericoides rugosula (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Maypa cuprea Philippi, 1864: 450
Sericoides sinuaticollis (Germain) Maypa sinuaticollis Germain, 1863: 737 Sericoides sinuaticollis (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides striata (Fabricius) Melolontha striata Fabricius, 1775: 35 Macrosoma striata (Fabricius); Hope, 1837: 109 Sericoides striata (Fabricius); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Sericoides striata Philippi, 1864: 450
Sericoides subcostata (Germain) Maypa subcostata Germain, 1863: 729 Sericoides subcostata (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile 37 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Maypa opaca Philippi and Philippi, 1864: 324
Sericoides sulcatopunctata (Germain) Listronyx sulcato-punctata Germain, 1863: 740 Sericoides sulcatopunctata (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Chile
Sericoides sylvatica (Germain) Maypa sylvatica Germain, 1863: 730 Sericoides silvatica [sic] (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Sericoides testacea (Fabricius) Melolontha testacea Fabricius, 1775: 35 Macrosoma testacea (Fabricius); Hope, 1837: 109 Listronyx testacea (Fabricius); Blanchard, 1850: 114 Maypa testacea (Fabricius); Solier, 1851: 111 Sericoides testacea (Fabricius); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 132 Sericoides (Listronyx) testacea (Fabricius); Martínez, 1971: 115 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Synonym: Melolontha fusca Gmelin, 1790: 1569
Synonym: Listronyx melanocephala Blanchard, 1846: plate 8, fig. 10
Synonym: Maypa nigriceps Guérin-Méneville, 1839: 302
Sericoides variegata (Germain) Listronyx variegata Germain, 1863: 742 (for Solier, 1851: 109) Sericoides variegata (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 133 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Maypa chlorosticta Solier, 1851: 109 (not Blanchard, 1850: 115)
Sericoides variolosa (Solier) Maypa variolosa Solier, 1851: 109 Sericoides variolosa (Solier); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 133 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Sericoides rugulosa Philippi 1861: 736
Sericoides vestita (Germain) Listronyx vestita Germain, 1863: 744 Sericoides vestita (Germain); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 133 Sericoides (Listronyx) vestita (Germain); Gutiérrez, 1949: 19 Distribution: Chile
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Sericoides viridis (Solier) Maypa viridis Solier, 1851: 107 Listronyx viridis (Solier); Redtenbacher, 1868: 66 Sericoides viridis (Solier); Dalla Torre, 1912b: 133 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Genus ULATA Saylor Ulata Saylor, 1945c: 441. Type species Ulata argentina Saylor, by original designation.
Ulata argentina Saylor Ulata argentina Saylor, 1945c: 442 Distribution: Argentina
Tribe LIPARETRINI Burmeister, 1855
Genus APLODEMA Blanchard Aplodema Blanchard, 1850: 115. Type species Brachyphylla magellanica Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 58)..
Synonym: Haplodema Harold, 1869a: 1136 (unjustified emendation)
Aplodema angustata Blanchard Aplodema angustata Blanchard, 1850: 115 Distribution: Bolivia
Aplodema magellanica (Blanchard) Brachyphylla magellanica Blanchard, 1846: plate 8, fig. 9 Aplodema magellanica (Blanchard) 1850: 115 Distribution: Argentina, Chile
Aplodema rufescens (Saylor) Haplodema rufescens Saylor, 1938a: 73 Distribution: Guyana
Genus BLEPHAROTOMA Blanchard Blepharotoma Blanchard, 1850: 115. Type species Blepharotoma tarsalis Blanchard, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Frey, 1973b: 317
Blepharotoma argentina Frey Blepharotoma argentina Frey, 1973b: 319 Distribution: Argentina
Blepharotoma boccaine Frey Blepharotoma boccaine Frey, 1973b: 319 Distribution: Brazil
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Blepharotoma calvicollis Frey, 1973b: 321 Distribution: Argentina
Blepharotoma confusa Martínez Blepharotoma confusa Martínez, 1959a: 27 Distribution: Argentina
Blepharotoma martinezi Frey Blepharotoma martinezi Frey, 1973b: 319 Distribution: Argentina
Blepharotoma nitens Frey Blepharotoma nitens Frey, 1973b: 320 Distribution: Brazil
Blepharotoma nitidula Moser Blepharotoma nitidula Moser, 1918b: 117 Distribution: Brazil
Blepharotoma ohausiana (Saylor) Heteronyx ohausiana Saylor, 1938d: 135 Blepharotoma ohausiana (Saylor); Martínez, 1959a: 29 Distribution: Brazil
Blepharotoma petropolisana Moser Blepharotoma petropolisana Moser, 1924b: 158 Distribution: Brazil
Blepharotoma plaumanni Frey Blepharotoma plaumanni Frey, 1973b: 319 Distribution: Brazil
Blepharotoma tarsalis Blanchard Blepharotoma tarsalis Blanchard, 1850: 115 Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia
Genus HETERONYX Guérin-Méneville Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3. Type species Heteronyx australis Guérin-Méneville, by monotypy. note: Britton (2000) removed the Neotropical species from Heteronyx, but did place them in a new or existing genus.
Heteronyx boliviana Moser Heteronyx bolivianus Moser, 1919b: 6 Heteronyx boliviana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 221 (justified emendation) Distribution: Bolivia
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Heteronyx corumbana Moser Heteronyx corumbanus Moser, 1921b: 138 Heteronyx corumbana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 221 (justified emendation) Distribution: Brazil
Heteronyx cuyabana Moser Heteronyx cuyabanus Moser, 1919b: 5 Heteronyx cuyabana Moser ; Blackwelder, 1944: 221 (justified emendation) Distribution: Brazil
Heteronyx heynei Moser Heteronyx heynei Moser, 1919b: 5 Distribution: Paraguay
Heteronyx schencklingi Moser Heteronyx schencklingi Moser, 1919b: 4 Distribution: Brazil
Genus ZABURINA Saylor Zaburina Saylor, 1945a: 79. Type species Zaburina colombiana Saylor, by original designation.
Zaburina colombiana Saylor Zaburina colombiana Saylor, 1945a: 80 Distribution: Colombia
Tribe MELOLONTHINI Samouelle, 1819
Keys to genera: Howden, 1968: 546; Hardy, 1974: 4; Ratcliffe, 1991: 171
Genus AMPHIMALLON Berthold Amphimallon Berthold, 1827: 362. Type species Scarabaeus solstitialis Linné, by subsequent designation. (see Baraud, 1992: 458)
Amphimallon majalis (Razoumowsky) Melolontha majalis Razoumowsky, 1789: 249 Amphimallon majalis (Razoumowsky); Reitter, 1902: 248 Distribution: Canada, United States (western Europe)
Genus DINACOMA Casey Dinacoma Casey, 1889: 174. Type species Thyce marginata Casey, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Blaisdell, 1930: 177; Hardy, 1974: 25
Dinacoma caseyi Blaisdell Dinacoma caseyi Blaisdell, 1930: 174 Distribution: United States
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Thyce marginata Casey, 1887: 39 Dinacoma marginata (Casey); Casey, 1889: 174 Distribution: United States
Genus FOSSOCARUS Howden Fossocarus Howden, 1961: 807. Type species Fossocarus creoleorum Howden, by original designation.
Fossocarus creoleorum Howden Fossocarus creoleorum Howden, 1961: 808 Distribution: United States
Genus GRONOCARUS Schaeffer Gronocarus Schaeffer, 1927: 213. Type species Gronocarus autumnalis Schaeffer, by monotypy.
Gronocarus autumnalis Schaeffer Gronocarus autumnalis Schaeffer, 1927: 213 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Gronocarus multispinosus Howden, 1961: 810
Gronocarus inornatus Skelley Gronocarus inornatus Skelley, 2005: 141 Distribution: United States
Genus HOWDENOCARUS Hardy Howdenocarus Hardy, 1978b: 47. Type species Howdenocarus mexicanus Hardy, by original designation.
Howdenocarus mexicanus Hardy Howdenocarus mexicanus Hardy, 1978b: 47 Distribution: México
Genus HYPOTHYCE Howden Hypothyce Howden, 1968: 542. Type species Hypothyce mixta Howden, by original designation.
Keys to species: Hardy, 1974: 8.
Hypothyce burnei Skelley Hypothyce burnei Skelley, 2005: 153 Distribution: United States
Hypothyce mixta Howden Hypothyce mixta Howden, 1968: 543 Distribution: United States
Hypothyce osburni (Cartwright) Thyce osburni Cartwright, 1967: 238 42 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Hypothyce osburni (Cartwright); Hardy, 1974: 9 Distribution: United States
Genus HYPOTRICHIA LeConte Hypotrichia LeConte, 1862: 137. Type species Hypotrichia spissipes LeConte, by monotypy.
Hypotrichia spissipes LeConte Hypotrichia spissipes LeConte, 1861: 137 Distribution: United States
Genus MIOLACHNOSTERNA Wickham Miolachnosterna Wickham, 1914: 458. Type species Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, by monotypy.
Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham Miolachnosterna tristoides Wickham, 1914: 458 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Genus MODIALIS Fairmaire and Germain Modialis Fairmaire and Germain, 1860: 267. Type species Modialis prasinella Fairmaire and Germain, by monotypy.
Synonym: Acanthosternum Philippi, 1861: 739. Type species Acanthosternum splendens Philippi, by monotypy.
Modialis prasinella Fairmaire and Germain Modialis prasinella Fairmaire and Germain, 1860: 267 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Acanthosternum splendens Philippi, 1861: 739
Genus PARATHYCE Hardy Parathyce Hardy, 1974: 12. Type species Plectrodes carpenteri LeConte, by original designation.
Keys to species: Hardy, 1974: 12
Parathyce bidentata (Fall) Thyce bidentata Fall, 1932: 201 Parathyce bidentata (Fall); Hardy, 1974: 15 Distribution: United States
Parathyce carpenteri (LeConte) Plectrodes carpenteri LeConte, 1876: 516 Thyce carpenteri (LeConte); Casey, 1889: 170 Parathyce carpenteri (LeConte); Hardy, 1974: 17 Distribution: United States
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Synonym: Thyce crinicollis Casey, 1914: 310
Synonym: Thyce pistoria Casey, 1895: 607
Parathyce fieldi (Fall) Thyce fieldi Fall, 1908: 160 Parathyce fieldi (Fall); Hardy, 1974: 13 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Thyce angusticollis Casey, 1914: 320
Synonym: Thyce simplicipes Casey, 1914: 319
Parathyce harfordi (Casey) Thyce harfordi Casey 1889: 173 Parathyce harfordi (Casey): Hardy, 1974: 21 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Thyce harfordi nanella Casey, 1914: 318
Synonym: Thyce longipalpis Casey, 1914: 316
Synonym: Thyce squamosa Casey, 1891: 20
Parathyce palpalis (Horn) Plectrodes palpalis Horn, 1880: 146 Thyce palpalis (Horn); Casey, 1889: 170 Parathyce palpalis (Horn); Hardy, 1974: 19 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Thyce angustula Casey, 1914: 315
Synonym: Thyce aurata Van Dyke, 1943: 105
Synonym: Thyce blaisdelli Casey, 1891: 19
Synonym: Thyce blaisdelli nitidula Casey, 1914: 313
Synonym: Thyce cinerea Van Dyke, 1943: 106
Synonym: Thyce clypeata Van Dyke, 1943: 107
Synonym: Thyce fossiger Casey, 1889: 172
Synonym: Thyce fossiger aperta Casey, 1914: 314
Synonym: Thyce fossiger brevitarsus Casey, 1914: 314
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Synonym: Thyce fossiger ochreata Casey, 1914: 314
Synonym: Thyce pulverea Casey, 1889: 171
Synonym: Thyce rotundicauda Casey, 1914: 311
Synonym: Thyce vestita Casey, 1914: 312
Parathyce riversi (Casey) Thyce riversi Casey, 1895: 608 Parathyce riversi (Casey); Hardy, 1974: 16 Distribution: United States
Genus PHYLLOPHAGA Harris Phyllophaga Harris, 1827: 7. Type species Melolontha hirticula Knoch, by subsequent designation (Glasgow, 1916: 370).
Synonym: Abcrana Saylor, 1942a: 159. Type species Phyllophaga crinitissima Moore, by monotypy.
Synonym: Clemora Saylor, 1942a: 159. Type species Phytalus smithi Arrow, by original designation.
Synonym: Endrosa LeConte, 1856: 234. Type species Melolontha quercus Knoch, by subsequent designation (Saylor, 1942a: 162).
Synonym: Eugastra LeConte, 1856: 233. Type species Tostegoptera cribrosa LeConte, by subsequent designation (Bloeker, 1937: 84; see Saylor, 1942a: 162)
Synonym: Gynnis LeConte, 1856: 262. Type species Gynnis debilis LeConte, by monotypy.
Synonym: Lachnosterna Hope, 1837: 100. Type species Melolontha fervida Fabricius, by original designation
Synonym: Trichesthes Erichson, 1847b: 658. Type species Melolontha pilosicollis Knoch, a junior synonym of Melolontha tristis Fabricius, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Chirodines Bates, 1888: 169 (as genus). Type species Chirodines zunilensis Bates, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Chlaenobia Blanchard, 1850: 116 (as genus). Type species Chlaenobia ciliatipes Blanchard, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Cnemarachis Saylor, 1942a: 159 (as genus). Type species Lachnosterna vandinei Smyth, by original designation.
Subgenus: Listrochelus Blanchard, 1851: 141 (as genus). Type species Listrochelus castlenaui Blanchard, by monotypy.
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Subgenus: Phytalus Blanchard, 1851: 130 (as genus). Type species Melolontha pubereus Mannerheim, by subsequent designation (Saylor, 1942a: 162).
Subgenus: Tostegoptera Blanchard, 1851: 149 (as genus) . Type species Melolontha lanceolata Say, by monotypy.
Subgenus: Triodonyx Saylor, 1942a: 158 (as genus). Type species Triodonyx gigantissima Saylor, by original designation.
Keys to species: Horn, 1885: 119 (United States); Forbes, 1894: 139 (Illinois); Blatchley, 1910 (Indiana); Langston, 1927b: 8 (Mississippi); Luginbill, 1928: 55 (South Carolina); Chapin, 1932b: 179 (Cuba); 1935a: 2 (subgenus Chlaenobia); Travis, 1934: 315 (Iowa); Saylor, 1939b: 90 (sociatus species group); 1939c: 160 (subgenus Phytalus); 1940c: 63 (subgenus Listrochelus); Böving, 1942: 21 (larvae); Fattig, 1944: (Georgia); Reinhard, 1946: 70 (apterous species); 1950: 31 (Texas); Sanderson, 1951: 254 (Hispaniola); 1958: 159 (Arizona subgenera and species groups); Luginbill and Painter, 1953: 4 (United States); Rosander and Werner, 1970: 1136 (Arizona larvae); Frey, 1975a: 202 (South American Phyllophaga); Lago et al., 1979: 42 (North Dakota); King, 1983: 45 (Costa Rica); Morón 1986: 189 (Mexican subgenera and species groups); Woodruff and Beck, 1989: 78 (Florida); Ratcliffe, 1991: 186 (Nebraska); Morón and Deloya 1991: 216 (Durango); Warner and Morón, 1992: 323 (subgenus Triodonyx); Morón, 1991: 406 (subgenus Chirodines); 1993: 76 (Veracruz); 1994: 39 (Hidalgo); Morón, Aragón, Tapia-Rojas, Rojas-Garcia, 2000: 96 (Puebla); Aragón, Morón, Tapia- Rojas, Rojas-Garcia 2001: 155 (Puebla); Harpootlian, 2001: 75 (South Carolina).
Annotated lists: Morón, Hernandez-Rodriguez, and Ramiriez Campos, 1996: 37 (Nayarit); Cano and Morón, 1998: 9 (Guatemala); Morón, Vallejo and Restrepo-Giraldo 1998: 31 (Colombia); Solís and Morón, 1998: 21 (Costa Rica)
Bibliography: Pike et al., 1976: 2.
Phyllophaga abcea Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) abcea Saylor, 1940d: 112 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) abcea Saylor; Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga abdominalis (Moser) Lachnosterna abdominalis Moser, 1921c: 254 Phyllophaga abdominalis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) abdominalis (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga abudantuni Chalumeau and Gruner Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) abudantuni Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 89 Distribution: Martinique
Phyllophaga acapulca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) acapulca Saylor, 1943d: 135 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga aceitillar Woodruff Phyllophaga aceitillar Woodruff, 2005: 31 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga acinosa (Arrow) Lachnosterna acinosa Arrow, 1920: 192 Phyllophaga acinosa (Arrow): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Trinidad
Phyllophaga acunai Chapin Phyllophaga acuñai Chapin, 1937: 3 Cnemarachis acuñai (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga acunai (Chapin); Evans, 2003: 67 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga adjuntas Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) adjuntas Saylor, 1940e: 312 Cnemarachis adjuntas (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga adjuntas (Saylor); Evans, 2003: 67 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Phyllophaga aemula (Horn) Lachnosterna aemula Horn, 1887b: 271 Phyllophaga aemula (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga aenea (Moser) Lachnosterna aenea Moser, 1921c: 252 Phyllophaga aenea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aenea (Moser); Cano and Morón, 1998: 13 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga aeneotincta Chapin Phyllophaga aeneotincta Chapin, 1932: 201 Cnemarachis aeneotincta (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga aeneotincta (Chapin); Evans, 2003: 68 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga aequalis (LeConte) Tostegoptera aequalis LeConte, 1853b: 440 Lachnosterna aequalis (LeConte); LeConte, 1856: 238 Phyllophaga aequalis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna exorata Horn, 1887b: 278 Phyllophaga exorata (Horn): Evans, 2003: 68
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Chlaenobia aequata Bates, 1888: 168 Phyllophaga aequata (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) aequata (Bates); Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: Costa Rica, México, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga aequatorialis (Moser) Lachnosterna aequatorialis Moser, 1921c: 257 Phyllophaga aequatorialis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga aeruginosa (Burmeister) Ancylonycha aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855: 338 Phyllophaga aeruginosa (Burmeister); Chapin, 1932b: 204 Cnemarachis aeruginosa (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) aeruginosa (Burmeister); Woodruff, 1961: 12 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga affabilis (Horn) Lachnosterna affabilis Horn, 1887b: 283 Phyllophaga affabilis (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga afflicta (Blanchard) Ancylonycha afflicta Blanchard, 1851: 134 Phyllophaga afflicta (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) afflicta (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 213 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga aguadita Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) aguadita Saylor, 1942b: 156 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga ahlbrandti Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga ahlbrandti Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 104 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga alayoi Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) alayoi Garcia-Vidal, 1978: 3 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga albina (Burmeister) Ancylonycha albina Burmeister, 1855: 328 Lachnosterna albina (Burmeister); LeConte, 1856: 258 Phyllophaga albina (Burmeister); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
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Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga aliada Sanderson Phyllophaga aliada Sanderson, 1951: 279 Distriubution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga almada Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) almada Saylor, 1941a: 25 Distribution: México.
Phyllophaga alquizara Chapin Phyllophaga alquizara Chapin, 1932b: 204 Cnemarachis alquizara (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga amazonica (Moser) Lachnosterna amazonica Moser, 1918a: 57 Phyllophaga amazonica (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) amazonica (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 219 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga ambigenus (Bates) Phytalus ambigenus Bates, 1888: 176 Phyllophaga ambigenus (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) ambigenus (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga amplicornis Reinhard Phyllophaga tristis amplicornis Reinhard, 1939: 59 Phyllophaga amplicornis Reinhard; Riley and Wolfe, 2003: 21 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga analis (Burmeister) Ancylonycha analis Burmeister, 1855: 340 Phyllophaga analis (Burmeister); Chapin, 1932b; 197 Cnemarachis analis (Burmeister): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Synonym: Ancylonycha bifoveolata Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 133 Phyllophaga bifoveolata (Jacquelin du Val); Evans, 2003: 67
Synonym: Ancylonycha subsericans Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 132 Phyllophaga subsericans (Jacquelin du Val); Evans, 2003: 67
Phyllophaga androw Woodruff Phyllophaga androw Woodruff, 2005: 39 Distribution: Dominican Republic
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Phyllophaga angulicollis (Bates) Lachnosterna angulicollis Bates, 1888: 203 Phyllophaga angulicollis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) angulicollis (Bates): Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga angusta (Blanchard) Ancylonycha angusta Blanchard, 1851: 138 Phyllophaga angusta (Blanchard); Chapin, 1932b: 205 Cnemarachis angusta (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga anodentata (Bates) Lachnosterna anodentata Bates, 1888: 208 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anodentata (Bates); Morón, 1986: 250 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga anolaminata (Moser) Lachnosterna anolaminata Moser, 1921c: 254 Phyllophaga anolaminata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anolaminata (Moser); Cano and Morón, 1998: 15 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México
Phyllophaga anomaloides (Bates) Lachnosterna anomaloides Bates, 1888: 192 Phyllophaga anomaloides (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) anomaloides (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga antennalis (Moser) Lachnosterna antennalis Moser, 1921c: 255 Phyllophaga antennalis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) antennalis (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga antennata (Smith) Lachnosterna antennata Smith, 1889a: 99 Phyllophaga antennata (Smith); Glasgow, 1916: 374 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga antiguae (Arrow) Lachnostera antiguae Arrow, 1920: 191 Phyllophaga antigua [sic] (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 [error] Phyllophaga antiguae (Arrow); Chalumeau, 1980: 87 Distribution: Antigua
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Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna alpina Linell, 1896: 726 Phyllophaga alpina (Linell); Evans, 2003: 71
Synonym: Ancylonycha brevicollis Blanchard, 1851: 132 Phyllophaga brevicollis (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 71
Synonym: Lachnosterna cephalica LeConte, 1856: 245 Phyllophaga cephalica (LeConte); Evans, 2003; 71
Synonym: Lachnosterna dubia Smith, 1888: 183 Phyllophaga dubia (Smith); Evans, 2003: 71
Synonym: Ancylonycha guadulpensis Blanchard, 1851: 132 Phyllophaga guadulpiensis [sic] (Blanchard); Paulian, 1947: 53
Synonym: Lachnosterna insperata Smith, 1889a: 93 Phyllophaga insperata (Smith); Evans, 2003: 72
Synonym: Ancylonycha puncticollis Blanchard, 1851: 133 Phyllophaga puncticollis (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 72
Synonym: Ancylonycha uninotata Walker, 1866: 323 Phyllophaga uninotata (Walker); Evans, 2003: 72
Phyllophaga apicalis (Blanchard) Phytalus apicalis Blanchard, 1851: 131 Clemora apicalis (Blanchard); Saylor, 1942a: 160 Phyllophaga apicalis (Blanchard); Chalumeau, 1985: 31 Distribution: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
Synonym: Phyllophaga insularis Smyth, 1917: 163
Phyllophaga apicata Reinhard Phyllophaga tristis apicata Reinhard, 1939: 58 Phyllophaga apicata Reinhard; Riley and Wolfe, 2003: 9 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga apolinari Saylor Phyllophaga apolinari Saylor, 1940d: 110 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga apolinaria Saylor Phyllophaga apolinaria Saylor, 1942b: 154 Distribution: Colombia
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Phyllophaga approxima Woodruff and Sanderson Phyllophaga approxima Woodruff and Sanderson, 2005: 42 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga arcta (Horn) Lachnosterna arcta Horn, 1887b: 271 Phyllophaga arcta (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga opacita Reinhard, 1939: 56
Phyllophaga ardara Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ardara Saylor, 1943e: 268 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga arenicola Howden Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) arenicola Howden, 1960: 457 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga arizona Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) arizona Saylor, 1940c: 112 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga arkansana (Schaeffer) Lachnosterna arkansana Schaeffer, 1906: 257 Phyllophaga arkansana (Schaeffer); Glasgow, 1916: 374
Synonym: Lachnosterna lenta Fall, 1908: 162 Phyllophaga lenta (Fall); Evans, 2003: 73
Phyllophaga arribans Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) arribans Saylor, 1943e: 262 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga arrowi (Saylor) Lachnosterna (Phytalus) arrowi Saylor, 1935f: 206 Phyllophaga arrowi (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) arrowi (Saylor); Frey, 1975c: 225 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga assmani Saylor Phyllophaga assmani Saylor, 1936d: 294 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) assmani Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 26 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga atra (Moser) Lachnosterna atra Moser, 1918b: 166 Phyllophaga atra (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 52 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) atra (Moser); Morón, 1986, 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga atrata (Moser) Lachnosterna atrata Moser, 1918a: 34 Phyllophaga atrata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) atrata (Moser); Morón, 1986, 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga atratoides Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) atratoides Morón, 2003a: 247 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga audanti Wolcott Phyllophaga audanti Wolcott, 1928: 27 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga aurea Luginbill and Painter Phyllophaga aurea Luginbill and Painter, 1941: 716 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga austera (Erichson) Ancyclonycha austera Erichson, 1847a: 101 Lachnosterna (Ancylonycha) austera (Erichson); Kirsch, 1874a: 342 Lachnosterna austera (Erichson); Harold, 1869a: 1166 Phyllophaga austera (Erichson): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) austera (Erichson); Frey, 1975a: 208 Distribution: Peru
Phyllophaga babicora Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) babicora Morón, 2004: 86 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga babis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) babis Saylor, 1943e: 269 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga bahiana Saylor Lachnosterna (Phytalus) bahiana Saylor, 1935f: 207 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) bahiana (Saylor); Frey, 1975a: 276 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) glabratus Frey, 1964c: 694
Phyllophaga balia (Say) Melolontha balia Say, 1825: 194 Lachnosterna balia (Say); LeConte, 1856: 255 Phyllophaga balia (Say); Glasgow, 1916: 371 53 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Ancylonycha comata Burmeister, 1855: 337 Phyllophaga comata (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 74
Phyllophaga baneta Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) baneta Saylor, 1943d: 133 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras
Phyllophaga baoruco Woodruff Phyllophaga baoruco Woodruff, 2005: 45 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga baracoana Chapin Phyllophaga baracoana Chapin, 1932b: 188 Cnemarachis baracoana (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga baraguensis Chapin Phyllophaga baraguensis Chapin, 1932b: 185 Cnemarachis baraguensis (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga barda (Horn) Lachnosterna barda Horn, 1887b: 248 Phyllophaga barda (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga baroni (Bates) Lachnosterna baroni Bates, 1889: 401 Phyllophaga baroni (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) baroni (Bates); Morón, 1986: 194 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga barrerana Aragón and Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) barrerana Aragón and Morón, 2003: 563 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga barrosa Sanderson Phyllophaga barrosa Sanderson, 1951: 280 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga batillifer (Bates) Phytalus batillifer Bates, 1888: 180 Phyllophaga batillifer (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) batillifer (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga beameri Sanderson Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) beameri Sanderson, 1958: 171 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) beameri Sanderson; Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga beckeri (Moser) Lachnosterna beckeri Moser, 1921c: 248 Phyllophaga beckeri (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) beckeri (Moser); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga inopia Sanderson, 1942: 51
Phyllophaga bellamyi Warner and Morón Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) bellamyi Warner and Morón, 1992: 331 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga benexonana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) benexonana Morón, 2000a: 59 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga bicavifrons Chapin Phyllophaga bicavifrons Chapin, 1932b: 187 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) bicavifrons Chapin; Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga bicolor (Moser) Lachnosterna bicolor Moser, 1921c: 258 Phyllophaga bicolor (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bicolor (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 212 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga bilobatata Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) bilobatata Saylor, 1939c: 165 (for Horn, 1885: 120) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bilobatata Saylor; Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phytalus cephalicus Horn, 1885: 120 (not LeConte, 1856: 245)
Phyllophaga bilyi Chalumeau Phyllophaga bilyi Chalumeau, 1990: 338 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga bimaculata Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) bimaculata Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 313 Distribution: Cuba
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Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bimammifrons Saylor, 1940e: 305 Cnemarachis bimammifrons (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga bipartita (Horn) Lachnosterna bipartita Horn, 1887b: 242 Phyllophaga bipartita (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga blackwelderi Saylor Phyllophaga blackwelderi Saylor, 1940e: 309 Cnemarachis blackwelderi (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: St. Lucia
Phyllophaga blanchardi (Arrow) Lachnosterna blanchardi Arrow, 1933b: 149 (for Blanchard, 1851: 133) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) blanchardi (Arrow); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: México
Synonym: Ancylonycha cribricollis Blanchard, 1851: 133 (not Redtenbacher, 1842)
Phyllophaga blanda Sanderson Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) blanda Sanderson, 1958: 169 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga bolacoides (Bates) Phytalus bolacoides Bates, 1888: 182 Phyllophaga bolacoides (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944; 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) bolacoides (Bates); Morón, 1986: 213 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga boliviensis (Blanchard) Phytalus boliviensis Blanchard, 1851: 131 Phyllophaga boliviensis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) boliviensis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 225 Distribution: Bolivia, Paraguay
Synonym: Phyllophaga schultzei Saylor, 1935h: 496
Phyllophaga bonfils Woodruff and Sanderson Phyllophaga bonfils Woodruff and Sanderson, 2005: 52 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga boruca Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) boruca Morón, 2003a: 223 Distribution: Costa Rica
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Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) bottimeri Reinhard, 1950: 29 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga bowditchi Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bowditchi Saylor, 1938e: 189 Distribution: Belize
Phyllophaga brama Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) brama Saylor, 1943e: 267 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga brevicornis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga brevicornis Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 101 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga brevidens (Bates) Lachnosterna brevidens Bates, 1888: 210 Phyllophaga brevidens (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) brevidens (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga brevipilosa (Moser) Lachnosterna brevipilosa Moser, 1918a: 46 Phyllophaga brevipilosa (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) brevipilosa (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 206 Distribution: Venezuela
Phyllophaga brevisetosa (Moser) Lachnosterna brevisetosa Moser, 1918a: 38 Phyllophaga brevisetosa (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) brevisetosa (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 211 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga brownella Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) brownella Saylor, 1942a: 160 Distribution: Panama
Phyllophaga bruneri Chapin Phyllophaga bruneri Chapin, 1932b: 203 Cnemarachis bruneri (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) bruneri Chapin; Woodruff, 1961: 12 Distribution: Cuba, United States
Phyllophaga bucephala (Bates) Phytalus bucephalus Bates, 1888: 182 Phyllophaga bucephala (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) bucephala (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: Guatemala, México 57 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga bueta Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) bueta Saylor, 1940d: 115 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga caanchaki Morón Phyllophaga caanchaki Morón, 1998: 43 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) caanchaki Morón; Cano and Morón, 1998: 16 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga cahitana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cahitana Morón, 2001a: 169 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga calceata (LeConte) Lachnosterna calceata LeConte, 1856: 250 Phyllophaga calceata (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga calculiventris Saylor Phyllophaga calculiventris Saylor, 1935g: 34 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) calculiventris Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 Distribution: Costa Rica, México, Panama
Phyllophaga calderasa (Saylor) Lachnosterna (Phytalus) calderasa Saylor, 1937c: 31 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) calderasa Saylor; Cano and Morón, 1998: 10 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga callosiventris (Moser) Lachnosterna callosiventris Moser, 1921c: 249 Phyllophaga callosiventris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) callosiventris (Moser); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cambeforti Cartwright and Chalumeau Phyllophaga cambeforti Cartwright and Chalumeau, 1977: 92 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) cambeforti Cartwright and Chalumeau, 1978: 21 Distribution: Dominica
Phyllophaga candelaria Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) candelaria Morón, 2001b: 778 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga caneyensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga caneyensis Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 315 Distribution: Cuba
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Phyllophaga canipolea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) canipolea Saylor, 1948a: 349 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga canoa Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) canoa Sanderson, 1951: 279 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga canoana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) canoana Morón, 2003a: 289 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga capillata (Blanchard) Ancylonycha capillata Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga capillata (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) capillata (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a; 206 Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil
Phyllophaga caraga Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) caraga Saylor, 1943d: 134 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga cardini Chapin Phyllophaga cardini Chapin, 1932b: 197 Cnemarachis cardini (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga carminator (Horn) Listrochelus carminator Horn, 1894: 398 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) carminator (Horn); Saylor, 1940c: 75 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga carnegie Woodruff Phyllophaga carnegie Woodruff, 2005: 57 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga cartaba Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) cartaba Sanderson, 1951: 274 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga cartiginesa Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cartiginesa Morón, 2001b: 795 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga castaniella (Bates) Lachnosterna castaniella Bates, 1888: 186 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) castaniella (Bates): Blackwelder. 1994: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) castaniella (Bates): Morón, 1986: 194 59 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga castineirasi Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) castineirasi Garcia-Vidal, 1978: 5 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga catemacoana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) catemacoana Morón, 2003a: 293 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cavata cavata (Bates) Listrochelus cavatus Bates, 1888: 170 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cavata (Bates); Saylor, 1940c: 103 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Listrochelus cavatus var. durangoensis Bates, 1888: 170 Phyllophaga cavata durangoensis (Bates); Evans, 2003: 81
Phyllophaga cavata michoacana Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cavatus michoacana Saylor, 1943a: 24 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga caviceps (Moser) Lachnosterna caviceps Moser, 1918a: 53 Phyllophaga caviceps (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) caviceps (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 213 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga cayennensis (Moser) Lachnosterna cayennensis Moser, 1918a: 54 Phyllophaga cayennensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: French Guiana
Phyllophaga caymanensis Sanderson Phyllophaga caymanensis Sanderson, 1939b: 274 Cnemarachis caymanensis (Sanderson); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Grand Cayman
Phyllophaga cazierana Saylor Phyllophaga cazierana Saylor, 1938f: 346 (for Saylor, 1936b: 63) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cazierana Saylor; Morón, 1986: 225 Distribution: México
Synonym: Phyllophaga cazieri Saylor, 1936b: 63 (not Bloeker, 1936: 57)
Phyllophaga centralis (Nonfried) Lachnosterna centralis Nonfried, 1894: 119 Phyllophaga centralis (Nonfried); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 60 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga certanca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) certanca Saylor, 1943a: 25 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chada Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chada Saylor, 1948b: 355 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga chalumeaui Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) chalameaui Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 317 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga chamacayoca Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chamacayoca Morón, 1992a: 126 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chamula Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chamula Morón, 1999: 384 Distriubution: México
Phyllophaga changuena Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) changuena Morón, 2003a: 290 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga chapini Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) chapini Saylor, 1940c: 84 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga chiapas Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chiapas Saylor, 1943e: 276 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chiapensis (Chapin) Chlaenobia aequata chiapensis Chapin, 1935a: 18 Phyllophaga aequata chiapensis (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) chiapensis (Chapin); Morón, 2003b: 5 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México
Phyllophaga chimoxtila Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chimoxtila Morón, 2003a: 257 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chiblacana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chiblacana Morón, 2003a: 295 Distribution: Guatemala
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Phyllophaga chinanteca Morón and Nogueira Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chinanteca Morón and Nogueira, 1997: 258 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chippewa Saylor Phyllophaga chippewa Saylor, 1939d: 455 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga chiriquina (Bates) Lachnosterna chiriquina Bates, 1888: 196 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chiriquina (Bates); Saylor, 1943d: 137 Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga chlaenobiana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) chlaenobiana Saylor, 1936b: 62 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cholana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cholana Morón, 2003a: 287 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga chorotega Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chorotega Morón, 2001b: 785 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga chortiana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) chortiana Morón, 2003a: 253 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga ciliatipes (Blanchard) Chlaenobia ciliatipes Blanchard, 1850: 116 Phyllophaga ciliatipes (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) ciliatipes (Blanchard); Morón, 1986: 206 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Synonym: Chlaenobia aegrota Bates, 1888: 167 Phyllophaga aegrota (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) aegrota (Bates); Morón, 1986; 206
Phyllophaga cinnamomea (Blanchard) Ancylonycha cinnamomea Blanchard, 1851: 134 Lachnosterna cinnamomea (Blanchard); Bates, 1888: 197 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cinnamomea (Blanchard); Saylor, 1943d: 138 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga ciudadensis (Bates) Phytalus ciudadensis Bates, 1888: 183 Phyllophaga ciudadensis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 62 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) ciudadensis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga clemens (Horn) Lachnosterna clemens Horn, 1887b: 227 Phyllophaga clemens (Horn), Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga howei Sanderson , 1937a: 17
Phyllophaga clypeata (Horn) Lachnosterna clypeata Horn, 1887a: 145 (for LeConte, 1856: 258) Phyllophaga clypeata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna integra LeConte, 1856: 258 (not Say, 1835: 180) Phyllophaga integra (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 83
Phyllophaga cneda Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cneda Saylor, 1940e: 310 Distribution: Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis
Phyllophaga cochisa Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cochisa Saylor, 1940d: 105 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga colima Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) colima Saylor, 1943e: 273 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga colimana (Moser) Lachnosterna colimana Moser, 1921c: 256 Phyllophaga colimana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga collaris (Moser) Lachnosterna collaris Moser, 1921c: 247 Phyllophaga collaris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) collaris (Moser); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gestis Saylor, 1943e: 267
Phyllophaga columbiana (Blanchard) Ancylonycha columbiana Blanchard, 1851: 134 Phyllophaga columbiana (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Colombia
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Phyllophaga comaltepecana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) comaltepecana Morón, 2003a: 277 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cometes (Bates) Phytalus cometes Bates, 1888: 177 Phyllophaga cometes (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) cometes (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga complexipennis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga complexipennis Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 317 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga compostela Robinson Phyllophaga compostela Robinson, 1948: 34 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga conformis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha conformis Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga conformis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) conformis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 207 Distribution: Argentina
Phyllophaga congrua (LeConte) Lachnosterna congrua LeConte, 1856: 243 Phyllophaga congrua (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga contaminata Fall Phyllophaga contaminata Fall, 1932: 197 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) contaminata Fall; Saylor, 1948a: 349 Distribution: México
Synonym: Phyllophaga extranea Fall, 1932: 198
Phyllophaga coronadis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) coronadis Saylor, 1941e: 538 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga corrosa (LeConte) Lachnosterna corrosa LeConte, 1856: 249 Phyllophaga corrosa (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna affinis LeConte, 1856: 252 Phyllophaga affinis (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 85
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Phyllophaga costaricensis (Moser) Lachnosterna costaricensis Moser, 1918a: 25 Phyllophaga costaricensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) costaricensis (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 23 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga costura Sanderson Phyllophaga costura Sanderson, 1951: 264 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga crassa (Burmeister) Phytalus crassus Burmeister, 1855: 347 Phyllophaga crassa (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga crassissima (Blanchard) Ancylonycha crassissima Blanchard, 1851: 133 Lachnosterna crassissima (Blanchard); Horn, 1887b: 238 Lachnosterna crasissima [sic] (Blanchard); Smith, 1888: 499 Phyllophaga crassissima (Blanchard); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna generosa Horn, 1887b: 222
Synonym: Lachnnosterna obesa LeConte, 1856: 251
Synonym: Lachnnosterna robusta LeConte, 1856: 257
Phyllophaga crena Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crena Saylor, 1941e: 538 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga crenaticollis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha crenaticollis Blanchard, 1851: 137 Ancylonycha crenatocollis [sic] Blanchard; Chevrolat, 1865: 23 [error] Phyllophaga crenaticollis (Blanchard); Chapin, 1932b: 183 Cnemarachis crenaticollis (Blanchard); Saylor, 1942a: plate 17 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga crenonycha Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crenonycha Saylor, 1943c: 25 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga crenulata (Froelich) Melolontha crenulata Froelich, 1792: 94 Ancylonycha crenulata (Froelich); Blanchard, 1851: 133 Lachnosterna crenulata (Froelich); LeConte, 1856: 258 Phyllophaga crenulata (Froelich); Glasgow, 1916: 370 65 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Melolontha georgicana Gyllenhal, 1817: 77 Phyllophaga georgicana (Gyllenhal); Harris, 1841: 29
Phyllophaga cribrosa (LeConte) Tostegoptera cribrosa LeConte, 1853a: 231 Eugastra cribrosa (LeConte); LeConte, 1856: 234 Lachnosterna cribrosa (LeConte); Horn, 1887b: 217 Phyllophaga cribrosa (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cribrosa (LeConte); Sanderson, 1958: 164 Phyllophaga (Eugastra) cribrosa (LeConte); Saylor, 1942a: 162 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Tostegoptera ventricosa LeConte, 1853b: 440 Eugastra ventricosa (LeConte); LeConte, 1856: 234 Phyllophaga cribrosa ventricosa (LeConte): Bloeker, 1937: 85
Phyllophaga crinalis (Bates) Lachnosterna crinalis Bates, 1888: 199 Phyllophaga crinalis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinalis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga crinipennis (Bates) Lachnosterna crinipennis Bates, 1889: 402 Phyllophaga crinipennis (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinipennis (Bates): Morón, 1986: 40 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga crinita (Burmeister) Trichestes crinita Burmeister, 1855: 359 Phyllophaga crinita (Burmeister); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) crinita (Bates): Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Synonym: Lachnosterna glabripennis LeConte, 1856: 260
Synonym: Listrochelus longiclavus Fall, 1922: 173
Phyllophaga crinitissima More Phyllophaga crinitissima More, 1924: 105 Cnemarachis (Abrcrana) crinitissima (More); Saylor, 1942a: 159 Cnemarachis crinitissima (More); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Abcrana crinitissima (More); Sanderson, 1950: 92 Distribution: Puerto Rico
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Listrochelus crista-galli Arrow, 1933b: 146 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cristagalli (Arrow); Morón, 1986: 201 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cubana Chapin Phyllophaga cubana Chapin, 1932b: 194 Cnemarachis cubana (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga cuicateca Morón and Aragón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cuicateca Morón and Aragón, 1997: 40 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga culminata (Bates) Listrochelus culminatus Bates, 1888: 172 Phyllophaga culminata (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) culminata (Bates), Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga cupuliformis Langston Phyllophaga micans var. cupuliformis Langston, 1924: 450 Phyllophaga cupuliformis Langston; Woodruff, 1973: 28 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga curialis Reinhard Phyllophaga curialis Reinhard, 1939: 54 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga cushmani Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) cushmani Saylor, 1940d: 109 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga cuyabana (Moser) Lachnosterna cuyabana Moser, 1918a: 52 Phyllophaga cuyabana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) cuyabana (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 207 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga cylindrica (Burmeister) Trichestes cylindrica Burmeister, 1855: 361 Lachnosterna cylindrica (Burmeister); Bates, 1888: 214 Cnemarachis cylindrica (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga cylindrica (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 88 Distribution: Cuba, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga emusa Saylor, 1937d: 321 (unjustified emendation for Burmeister, 1855: 361)
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Phyllophaga darlingtoni Sanderson, 1939: 14 Cnemarachis darlingtoni Sanderson; Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Jamaica
Phyllophaga dasypoda (Bates) Lachnosterna dasypoda Bates, 1888: 193 Phyllophaga dasypoda (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) dasypoda (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga davidsoni Woodruff Phyllophaga davidsoni Woodruff, 2005: 60 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga davisi Langston Phyllophaga davisi Langston, 1927a: 221 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga debilis (LeConte) Gynnis debilis LeConte, 1856: 262 Lachnosterna debilis (LeConte); Horn, 1887a: 145 Phyllophaga debilis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga austricola Fall, 1929b: 216
Phyllophaga delata (Horn) Lachnosterna delata Horn, 1887b: 267 Phyllophaga delata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373. Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga delplanquei Chalumeau and Gruner Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) delplanquei Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 88 Distribution: Martinique
Phyllophaga densata (Moser) Lachnosterna densata Moser, 1918a: 36 Phyllophaga densata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) densata (Moser); Cano and Morón, 1998: 15 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala
Phyllophaga densepunctata (Moser) Lachnosterna densepunctata Moser, 1918a: 50 Phyllophaga densepunctata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) densepunctata (Moser); Morón, Vallejo and Restrepo-Giraldo, 2001:32 Distribution: Colombia
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Lachnosterna densicollis LeConte, 1863b: 77 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) densicollis (LeConte); Saylor, 1940d: 74 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga dentex (Bates) Lachnosterna dentex Bates, 1888: 192 Phyllophaga (Lachnosterna) dentex (Bates); Saylor, 1935i: 66 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) dentex (Bates); Sanderson, 1958: 164 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga denticulata (Blanchard) Ancylonycha denticulata Blanchard, 1851: 137 Lachnosterna denticulata (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1912c: 187 Cnemarachis denticulata (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga denticulata (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 90 Distribution: Martinique
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Lachnosterna) citri Smyth, 1917: 65
Synonym: Lachnosterna insulicola Moser, 1918a: 61 Cnemarachis insulicola (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223
Phyllophaga dieteriana Deloya and Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) dieteriana Deloya and Morón, 1999: 110 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga diffinis (Blanchard) Ancyclonycha diffinis Blanchard, 1851: 138 Lachnosterna diffinis (Blanchard); Blatchley, 1910: 968 Phyllophaga diffinis (Blanchard); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Trichestes comans Burmeister, 1855: 358 Lachnosterna comans (Burmeister); Horn, 1887b: 261
Synonym: Lachnosterna rufiola LeConte, 1856: 256
Synonym: Lachnosterna sororia LeConte, 1856: 246
Phyllophaga diminuta Evans Phyllophaga (Phytalus) diminuta Evans, 2003: 91 (for Saylor, 1943a: 22) Distribution: México
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) minutissima Saylor, 1943a: 22 (not Wolcott, 1928: 28)
Phyllophaga disca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) disca Saylor, 1943e: 274 Distribution: México 69 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga discalis (Chapin) Phyllophaga discalis Chapin, 1935c: 70 Cnemarachis discalis (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Phyllophaga dispar (Burmeister) Trichestes dispar Burmeister, 1855: 361 Lachnosterna dispar (Burmeister); LeConte, 1856: 240 Phyllophaga dispar (Burmeister); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna boops Horn, 1887b: 284
Phyllophaga disparilis (Horn) Listrochelus disparilis Horn, 1878: 141 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) disparilis, Saylor, 1940d: 81 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga disrupta Cockerell Phyllophaga disrupta Cockerell, 1927: 587 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Phyllophaga dissimilis (Chevrolat) Ancylonycha dissimilis Chevrolat, 1865: 26 Phyllophaga dissimilis (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b: 201 Cnemarachis dissimilis (Chevrolat); Saylor, 1942a: plate 17 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga divertens (Bates) Lachnosterna divertens Bates, 1888: 206 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) divertens (Bates); Butler and Werner, 1961: 18 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna setipennis Bates 1888: 206 Phyllophaga setipennis (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 226
Phyllophaga dominicensis Cartwright and Chalumeau Phyllophaga dominicensis Cartwright and Chalumeau, 1977: 102 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) dominicensis Cartwright and Chalumeau, 1978: 19 Distribution: Dominica
Phyllophaga drakii (Kirby) Rhizotrogus drakii Kirby, 1837: 133 Phyllophaga drakii (Kirby); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
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Synonym: Lachnosterna consimilis LeConte, 1850: 226
Synonym: Lachnosterna grandis Smith, 1888: 181
Phyllophaga dsaimana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) dsaimana Morón, 2003a: 281 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga dubitata Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) dubitatus Garcia-Vidal, 1978: 8 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga duenas Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) duenas Saylor, 1941d: 385 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga dugesiana Morón, Rivera, and López Phyllophaga (Phytalus) dugesiana Morón, Rivera, and López, 2002: 494 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga dulcis (Bates) Lachnosterna dulcis Bates, 1888: 189 Phyllophaga dulcis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) dulcis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga duncani (Barrett) Listrochelus duncani Barrett, 1933: 129 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) duncani (Barrett); Saylor, 1940d: 111 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga durango Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) durango Saylor, 1940e: 114 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga durangoana (Moser) Lachnosterna durangoanus Moser, 1921c: 261 Phyllophaga durangoana (Moser): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga durangosa Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) durangosa Saylor, 1943e: 275 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ecostata (Horn) Lachnosterna ecostata Horn, 1887b: 284 Triodonyx ecostata (Horn); Saylor, 1942a: 158 Phyllophaga ecostata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 71 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga ecuadorae (Blackwelder) Lachnosterna ecuadorae Blackwelder, 1944: 224 (for Moser, 1921c: 258) Phyllophaga ecuadorae (Blackwelder); Evans, 2003: 93 Distribution: Ecuador
Synonym: Lachnosterna densicollis Moser, 1921c: 258 (not LeConte, 1863b: 77) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) densicollis (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 203
Phyllophaga eladio Woodruff Phyllophaga eladio Woodruff, 2005: 65 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga elegans (Nonfried) Lachnosterna elegans Nonfried, 1891: 264 Phyllophaga elegans (Nonfried): Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga elenans Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) elenans Saylor, 1938e: 190 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Phyllophaga eligia Sanderson Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) eligia Sanderson, 1958: 161 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga elizoria Saylor Phyllophaga elizoria Saylor, 1937d: 321 (for Schaeffer, 1906: 257) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna pygidialis Schaeffer, 1906: 257 (not Brenske, 1892) Phyllophaga pygidialis (Schaeffer); Glasgow, 1916: 374
Phyllophaga elongata (Linell) Lachnosterna elongata Linell, 1896: 725 Phyllophaga elongata (Linell); Glasgow, 1916: 374 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga murrea Sanderson, 1950: 90
Phyllophaga emburyi Saylor Phyllophaga emburyi Saylor, 1938f: 344 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) emburyi Saylor; Morón, 1986: 218 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga eniba Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) eniba Saylor, 1943e: 277 72 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga enkerliniana Deloya and Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) enkerliniana Deloya and Morón, 1999: 114 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ephilida ephilida (Say) Melolontha ephilida Say, 1825: 196 Trichestes ephilidia [sic] (Say); Burmeister, 1855; 359 [error] Lachnosterna ephilida (Say); LeConte, 1856: 241 Phyllophaga ephilida (Say); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ephilida (Say); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna burmeisteri LeConte, 1856: 242
Synonym: Ancylonycha laticeps Blanchard, 1851: 136 Lachnosterna laticeps (Blanchard); Bates, 1888: 213 Phyllophaga laticeps (Blanchard): Blackwelder, 1944; 225
Phyllophaga ephilida virilis Reinhard Phyllophaga ephilida virilis Reinhard, 1939: 51 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga epigaea (Wickham) Lachnosterna epigaea Wickham, 1903: 71 Phyllophaga epigoea (Wickham); Glasgow, 1916: 374 [error] Phyllophaga epigaea (Wickham); Sanderson, 1939: 11 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epigaea (Wickham); Sanderson, 1958: 164 Phyllophaga (Eugastra) epigea [sic](Wickham); Morón, 1986: 206 [error] Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga epulara Sanderson Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) epulara Sanderson, 1958: 169 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) epulara Sanderson; Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga erota Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) erota Saylor, 1942a: 157 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) erosa [sic] Saylor; Frey, 1975a: 218 [error] Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga errans (LeConte) Lachnosterna errans LeConte, 1860: 283 Phyllophaga errans (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
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Phyllophaga espina Sanderson, 1951: 264 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga esquinada Sanderson Phyllophaga esquinada Sanderson, 1951: 268 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga estacea Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) estacea Saylor, 1943c: 31 (for Moser, 1921c: 261) Distribution: México
Synonym: Phyllophaga ponerosus Blackwelder, 1944: 226 (for Moser, 1921c: 261)
Synonym: Lachnostera testaceipennis Moser, 1921c: 261 (not Blanchard, 1851: 134)
Phyllophaga etabatesiana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) etabatesiana Morón, 1992b: 28 Distriubtion: México
Phyllophaga euryaspis (Bates) Lachnosterna euryaspis Bates, 1888: 204 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) euryaspis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga exorata (Horn) Lachnosterna exorata Horn, 1887b: 278 Phyllophaga exorata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga expansa Chapin Phyllophaga expansa Chapin, 1932b: 182 Cnemarachis expansa (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga explanicollis Chapin Phyllophaga explanicollis Chapin, 1935b: 69 Cnemarachis explanicollis (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga extincta (Wickham) Lachnosterna extincta Wickham, 1916: 9 Phyllophaga extincta (Wickham); Wickham, 1920: 358 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga falsa (LeConte) Listrochelus falsus LeConte, 1856: 264 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) falsa (LeConte); Saylor, 1940d: 97 Distribution: United States 74 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Listrochelus langeri Chapin, 1934b: 93
Phyllophaga falta Sanderson Phyllophaga falta Sanderson, 1950: 92 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga farcta (LeConte) Lachnosterna farcta LeConte, 1856: 238 Phyllophaga farcta (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Phyllophaga (?Eugastra) farcta (LeConte); Morón, 1986: 206 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga favosa Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) favosa Saylor, 1941e: 539 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga ferrugata (Moser) Lachnosterna ferrugata Moser, 1918a: 42 Phyllophaga ferrugata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ferrugata (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 211 Distribution: Bolivia
Phyllophaga ferruginea (Moser) Lachnosterna ferruginea Moser, 1918a: 41 Phyllophaga ferruginea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ferruginea (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 203 Distribution: Venezuela
Phyllophaga ferupilis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ferupilis Saylor, 1941d: 386 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga fervida (Fabricius) Melolontha fervida Fabricius, 1775: 32 Ancylonycha fervida (Fabricius); Blanchard, 1851: 133 Phyllophaga fervida (Fabricius); Glasgow, 1916: 370 Cnemarachis fervida (Fabricius): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Canada, Hispaniola, Jamaica, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna arcuata Smith, 1889: 183
Synonym: Melolontha quercina Knoch, 1801: 74 Lachnosterna quercina (Knoch); Hope, 1837: 100 Ancyclonycha quercina (Knoch): Burmeister, 1855: 319
Phyllophaga fesina Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fesina Saylor, 1948b: 356 75 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Argentina
Phyllophaga fimbriata Chapin Phyllophaga fimbriata Chapin, 1932b: 182 Cnemarachis fimbriata (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga fimbripes (LeConte) Listrochelus fimbripes LeConte, 1856: 264 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) fimbripes (LeConte); Saylor, 1940d: 95 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga fissilabris (Bates) Phytalus fissilabris Bates, 1888: 184 Phyllophaga fissilabris (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) fissilabris (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga flavipennis (Horn) Listrochelus flavipennis Horn, 1885: 123 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) flavipennis (Horn); Saylor, 1940d: 84 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga flavipilosa (Moser) Lachnosterna flavipilosa Moser, 1921c: 252 Phyllophaga flavipilosa (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga flavisetis (Bates) Diplotaxis flavisetis Bates, 1888: 165 Phyllophaga flavisetis (Bates); Vaurie, 1958: 280 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga floridana Robinson Phyllophaga floridana Robinson, 1938: 110 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga foralita Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) foralita Saylor, 1938e: 187 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga forbesi Glasgow Phyllophaga forbsei Glasgow, 1916: 378 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga forcipata (Burmeister) Phytalus forcipatus Burmeister, 1855: 346 Phyllophaga forcipata (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 76 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) forcipata (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 222 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil
Synonym: Phytalus simplex Burmeister, 1855: 347 Phyllophaga simplex (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 226
Phyllophaga forsteri (Burmeister) Ancylonycha forsteri Burmeister, 1855: 325 Phyllophaga forsteri (Burmeister); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna lugubris LeConte, 1856: 248 Phyllophaga lugubris (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 99
Synonym: Lachnosterna lutescens LeConte, 1856: 249 Phyllophaga lutescens (LeConte); Evansk 2003: 99
Synonym: Lachnosterna nova Smith, 1889a: 95 Phyllophaga nova (Smith); Evans, 2003: 99
Synonym: Lachnosterna politula Horn, 1887b: 248 Phyllophaga politula (Horn); Evans, 2003: 99
Synonym: Lachnosterna semicribrata LeConte, 1856: 247 Phyllophaga semicribrata (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 99
Phyllophaga fossoria Sanderson Phyllophaga fossoria Sanderson, 1951: 258 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga foveicollis (Bates) Lachnosterna foveicollis Bates, 1888: 190 Phyllophaga foveicollis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) foveicollis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 259 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga foxii Davis Phyllophaga foxii Davis, 1920: 334 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga fragilipennis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha fragilipennis Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga fragilipennis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fragilipennis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 206 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga franciscana Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga franciscana Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 319 77 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga fraterna fraterna Harris Phyllophaga fraterna Harris, 1841: 29 Ancyclonycha fraterna (Harris); Burmeister, 1855: 322 Lachnosterna fraterna (Harris); LeConte, 1856: 249 Phyllophaga fraterna (Harris); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Ancylonycha cognata Burmeister, 1855: 323 Lachnosterna cognata (Burmeister); LeConte, 1856: 248
Phyllophaga fraterna mississippiensis Davis Phyllophaga fraterna var. mississippiensis Davis, 1920: 330 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga fraternaria Cano and Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) fraternaria Cano and Morón, 2002: 353 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga freeborni (Saylor) Lachnosterna freeborni Saylor, 1937c: 32 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) freeborni (Saylor); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga fucata (Horn) Lachnosterna fucata Horn, 1887b: 278 Phyllophaga fucata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fucata (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 172 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga linsleyi Saylor, 1936a: 4
Phyllophaga fulvipennis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha fulvipennis Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga fulvipennis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fulvipennis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 206 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga fulviventris (Moser) Lachnosterna fulviventris Moser, 1918a: 27 Phyllophaga fulviventris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fulviventris (Moser); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga fusca (Froelich) Melolontha fusca Froelich, 1792: 99 (see note below) Ancylonycha fusca (Froelich); Blanchard, 1851: 133 78 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Lachnosterna fusca (Froelich); Horn, 1887b: 245 Phyllophaga fusca (Froelich); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) fusca (Froelich); Riley and Wolfe, 2003: 22 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Melolontha fervens Gyllenhal, 1817: 74 Ancylonycha fervens (Gyllenhal); Blanchard, 1851: 133
Remark: the senior homonym Melolontha fusca Gmelin, 1788: 1569 is a junior synonym of Sericoides testacea (Fabricius) 1775: 35.
Phyllophaga fuscipennis (Moser) Lachnosterna fuscipennis Moser, 1918a: 64 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) fuscipennis (Moser); Chalumeau, 1983: 113 Distribution: Guadeloupe
Synonym: Phyllophaga vitraci Paulian, 1947: 54
Phyllophaga futilis (LeConte) Lachnosterna futilis LeConte, 1850: 226 Phyllophaga futilis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna decidua LeConte, 1856: 246 Phyllophaga decidua (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 102
Synonym: Ancylonycha gibbosa Burmeister, 1855: 324 Lachnosterna gibbosa (Burmeister); Horn, 1887b: 230
Synonym: Lachnosterna serricornis LeConte, 1856: 247
Phyllophaga gaigei Sanderson Phyllophaga gaigei Sanderson, 1948: 4 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga galeanae Saylor Phyllophaga galeanae Saylor, 1943c: 28 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) galeanae Saylor: Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga garrota Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) garrota Sanderson, 1951: 262 Distribution: Domincan Republic
Phyllophaga gaumeri (Bates) Lachnosterna gaumeri Bates, 1889: 404 Phyllophaga gaumeri (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gaumeri (Bates); Morón, 1986: 205 79 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga gentryi Saylor Phyllophaga terminalis gentryi Saylor, 1936b: 64 Phyllophaga gentryi Saylor; Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga georgiana (Horn) Phytalus georgianus Horn, 1885: 122 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) georgiana (Horn); Saylor, 1939c: 163 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) georgiana (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga ghentata (Saylor) Lachnosterna ghentata Saylor, 1937c: 33 Phyllophaga ghentata (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ghentata (Saylor); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga gigantea (Bates) Lachnosterna gigantea Bates, 1888: 198 Phyllophaga gigantea (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gigantea (Bates); Solís and Morón, 1998: 23 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga gigantissima Saylor Phyllophaga gigantissima Saylor, 1935g: 33 Triodonyx gigantissima Saylor; Saylor, 1942a: 158 Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) gigantissima Saylor; Morón, 1986: 259 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ginigra Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ginigra Saylor, 1940d: 112 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga glaberrima (Blanchard) Ancylonycha glaberrima Blanchard, 1850: 136 Lachnosterna glaberrima (Blanchard); LeConte, 1856: 242 Phyllophaga glaberrima (Blanchard); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna parva Linell, 1896: 726 (not Brenske, 1892) Phyllophaga parva (Linell); Glasgow, 1916: 374
Synonym: Phyllophaga pagilis Saylor, 1937d: 321 (for Linell, 1896: 726)
Phyllophaga glabricula (LeConte) Lachnosterna glabricula LeConte, 1856: 260 80 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga glabricula (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga godmani (Bates) Lachnosterna godmani Bates, 1889: 403 Phyllophaga godmani (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) godmani (Bates); Morón and Nogueira, 1997: 260 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga gracilis angulata Glasgow Phyllophaga gracilis angulata Glasgow, 1925: 294 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga gracilis gracilis (Burmeister) Trichestes gracilis Burmeister, 1855: 361 Phyllophaga gracilis (Burmeister); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna inana LeConte, 1856: 242
Synonym: Endrosa volvula LeConte, 1856: 235 United States Phyllophaga gracillima (Dalla Torre) Lachnosterna gracillima Dalla Torre, 1912c: 191 (for Nonfried, 1891: 265) Phyllophaga gracillima (Dalla Torre); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Distribution: Honduras
Synonym: Lachnosterna gracilis Nonfried, 1891: 265 (not Burmeister, 1855: 361)
Phyllophaga grancha Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) grancha Saylor, 1948b: 354 Distribution: Argentina
Phyllophaga granti Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) granti Saylor, 1940d: 85 Distributon: México, United States
Phyllophaga gravidula (Moser) Lachnosterna gravidula Moser, 1921c: 247 Phyllophaga gravidula (Moser); Sanderson, 1942: 54 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) gravidula (Moser); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distributon: México, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga perita Sanderson , 1937a: 14
Phyllophaga grossepunctata (Moser) Lachnosterna grossepunctata Moser, 1918a: 33 Phyllophaga grossepunctata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 81 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guanacasteca Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guanacasteca Morón and Solís, 2000: 908 Distriubtion: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guanicana Smyth Phyllophaga guanicana Smyth, 1917: 152 Cnemarachis guanicana (Smyth): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Peurto Rico
Phyllophaga guapilana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) guapilana Saylor, 1935h: 497 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guapiles Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guapiles Saylor, 1941e: 536 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guapilesea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guapilesea Saylor, 1941e: 540 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guapiloides Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guapiloides Morón and Solís, 2001: 26 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guatemala Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) guatemala Saylor, 1940e: 115 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) guatemala Saylor; Cano and Morón, 1998: 11 Description: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga guayabillosa Saylor Phyllophaga guayabillos Saylor, 1936d: 293 Phyllophaga guayabillosa Saylor; Saylor, 1938f: 347 (emendation) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guayabillosa Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga guerrocana Saylor Phyllophaga guerrocans Saylor, 1938f: 345 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) guerrocana Saylor; Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga haagi Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) haagi Saylor, 1943a: 26 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) halffteriana Morón, 1992b: 16 Distribution: Costa Rica, Honduras, México
Phyllophaga hamata (Horn) Lachnosterna hamata Horn, 1887b: 220 Phyllophaga hamata (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga hardyi Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) hardyi Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 319 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga hemilissa (Bates) Lachnosterna hemilissa Bates, 1888: 201 Phyllophaga hemilissa (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hemilissa (Bates); Solís and Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Phyllophaga hernandezi Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) hernandezi Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 321 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga heteroclita (Burmeister) Phytalus heteroclitus Burmeister, 1855: 348 Phyllophaga heteroclita (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) heteroclita (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 223 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga heteronycha heteronycha (Bates) Lachnosterna heteronycha Bates, 1888: 186 Phyllophaga heteronycha (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) heteronycha (Bates); Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga heteronycha pilidorsis Saylor Phyllophaga heteronycha pilidorsis Saylor, 1938f: 344 Phyllophaga pilidorsis Saylor; Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hidalgoana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hidalgoana Saylor, 1943e: 270 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hintonella Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hintonella Saylor, 1941a: 27 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga (Phytalus) hintoni Saylor, 1935h: 498 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hirsuta (Knoch) Melolontha hirsuta Knoch, 1801: 78 Lachnosterna hirsuta (Knoch); LeConte, 1856: 254 Phyllophaga hirsuta (Knoch); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Phyllophaga hirticollis (Moser) Lachnosterna hirticollis Moser, 1921c: 249 Phyllophaga hirticollis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirticollis (Moser); Morón , 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hirticula comosa Davis Phyllophaga hirticula var. comosa Davis, 1920: 337 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga hirticula hirticula (Knoch) Melolontha hirticula Knoch, 1801: 79 Ancylonycha hirticula (Knoch); Burmeister, 1855: 327 Lachnosterna hirticula (Knoch); Hope, 1837: 100 Phyllophaga hirticula (Knoch); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Phyllophaga hirtifrons (Moser) Phytalus hirtifrons Moser, 1921c: 259 Phyllophaga hirtifrons (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944; 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hirtifrons (Moser); Morón , 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hirtiventris (Horn) Lachnosterna hirtiventris Horn 1887b: 231 Phyllophaga hirtiventris (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga hoegei (Bates) Phytalus h gei Bates, 1888: 180 Phyllophaga hoegei (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) hoegei (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hoegella Saylor Phyllophaga hoegella Saylor, 1943c: 26 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hoagella Saylor; Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga hoffmanita Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hoffmanita Morón, 1996b: 332 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hogardi (Blanchard) Ancylonycha hogardi Blanchard, 1851: 137 Phyllophaga hogardi (Blanchard); Wolcott, 1928: 26 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga hondura Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hondura Saylor, 1943d: 132 Distribution: Belize, Costa Rica, United States
Phyllophaga hondurasana (Moser) Lachnosterna hondurasana Moser, 1921c: 255 Phyllophaga hondurasana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hondurasana (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras
Phyllophaga hoogstraali Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) hoogstraali Saylor, 1943a: 21 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga hornii (Smith) Lachnosterna hornii Smith, 1889a: 95 Phyllophaga hornii (Smith); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) hornii (Smith); Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga howdeniana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) howdeniana Morón, 1992b: 22 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga huachuca Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) huachuca Saylor, 1940d: 82 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga hubbelli Cartwright Phyllophaga hubbelli Cartwright, 1946: 10 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga humboldtiana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) humboldtiana Morón, 2003a: 239 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga idonea Sanderson Phyllophaga idonea Sanderson, 1948: 1 Distribution: United States 85 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga ignava (Horn) Lachnosterna ignava Horn, 1887b: 280 Phyllophaga ignava (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ignava (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 172 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga ilhuicaminai Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ilhuicaminai Morón, 1998: 40 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ilicis (Knoch) Melolontha ilicis Knoch, 1801: 75 Ancyclonycha ilicis (Knoch); Blanchard, 1851: 133 Lachnosterna ilicis (Knoch); LeConte, 1856: 253 Phyllophaga ilicis (Knoch); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna ciliata LeConte, 1856: 253
Synonym: Ancylonycha fimbriata Burmeister,1855: 326
Synonym: Phyllophaga jonesi Sanderson, 1939a: 5
Synonym: Melolontha porcina Hentz, 1830: 256
Phyllophaga imitans Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) imitans Frey, 1975a: 217 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga imitatrix Chapin Phyllophaga imitatrix Chapin, 1932b: 199 Cnemarachis imitatrix (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga impar Davis Phyllophaga impar Davis, 1920: 335 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga implicita (Horn) Lachnosterna implicita Horn, 1887b: 262 Phyllophaga implicita (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373
Synonym: Phyllophaga linelli Saylor, 1937d: 321
Synonym: Lachnosterna minor Linell, 1896: 728 (not Brenske, 1994)
Phyllophaga impressipyga Frey 86 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) impressipyga Frey, 1975: 213 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Phyllophaga imprima Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarchis) imprima Sanderson, 1951: 276 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga incuria Sanderson Phyllophaga incuria Sanderson, 1942: 53 (for Sanderson, 1937a: 16)
Synonym: Phyllophaga texana Sanderson, 1937a: 16 (not LeConte, 1856: 263)
Phyllophaga independentista Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) independentista Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 322 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga inepta (Horn) Lachnosterna inepta Horn, 1887b: 282 Phyllophaga inepta (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inepta (Horn); Riley and Wolfe, 2003: 22 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga infidelis (Horn) Lachnosterna infidelis Horn, 1887b: 253 Phyllophaga infidelis (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga inflativentris (Moser) Lachnosterna inflativentris Moser, 1918a: 22 Phyllophaga inflativentris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga inflexa Barret Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) inflexa Barret, 1935: 49 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga instabilis Blackwelder Phyllophaga instabilis Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) instabilis Blackwelder; Morón, 1986: 208 Distribution: México
Synonym: Chlaenobia arrowi Chapin, 1935a:9 (not Saylor, 1935f: 206)
Phyllophaga insulaepinora Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) insulaepinorum Garcia-Vidal, 1978: 6 Distribution: Cuba
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Phytalus insulanus Moser, 1918a: 71 Phyllophaga insulanus (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) insulanus (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 220 Distribution: Trinidad
Synonym: Lachnosterna dilemma Arrow, 1920: 192
Phyllophaga integra (Say) Melolontha integra Say, 1835: 180 Lachnosterna integra (Say); Bates, 1888: 208 Phyllophaga integra (Say); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga integriceps (Moser) Lachnosterna integriceps Moser, 1918a: 56 Phyllophaga integriceps (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga inversa (Horn) Lachnosterna inversa Horn, 1887b: 241 Phyllophaga inversa (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: Canada, United States
Phyllophaga invisa Riley and Wolfe Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) invisa Riley and Wolfe, 1997: 426 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga irazuana Saylor Phyllophaga irazuana Saylor, 1936d: 294 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) irazuana Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga itsmica Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) itsmica Morón, 2000b: 52 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga iviei Chalumeau Phyllophaga iviei Chalumeau, 1985: 32 Distribution: Virgin Islands
Phyllophaga izabalana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) izabalana Morón, 2003a: 225 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga izucarana Morón and Aragón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) izucarana Morón and Aragón, 1997: 43 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga jaliscensis Morón, Rivera, and López Phyllophaga (Phytalus) jaliscensis Morón, Rivera, and López, 2002: 497 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga jamaicana (Moser) Lachnosterna jamaicana Moser, 1918a: 63 Cnemarachis jamaicana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga jamaicana (Moser); Chalumeau, 1985: 22 Distribution: Jamaica
Synonym: Lachnosterna jamaicensis Arrow, 1920: 190 Cnemarachis jamaicensis (Arrow): Blackwelder, 1944: 223
Phyllophaga janzeniana Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) janzeniana Morón and Solís, 2000: 904 Distriubtion: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga jaragua Woodruff Phyllophaga jaragua Woodruff, 2005: 84 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga jaronua Chapin Phyllophaga jaronua Chapin, 1932b: 194 Cnemarachis jaronua (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga javepacuana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) javepacuana Morón, 2003a: 241 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga jimenezi Woodruff and Sanderson Phyllophaga jimenezi Woodruff and Sanderson, 2005: 87 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga jovelana Morón and Cano Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) jovelana Morón and Cano, 2000: 235 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga joyana Morón, Rivera, and López, Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) joyana Morón, Rivera, and López, 2002: 492 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga jumberea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) jumberea Saylor, 1942a: 158 Distribution: Peru
Phyllophaga juquilana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) juquilana Morón, 2000b: 41 89 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distriubtion: México
Phyllophaga juvenilis (Fall) 1932: 200 Listrochelus juvenilis Fall, 1932: 200 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) juvenilis (Fall); Sanderson, 1958: 160 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) seri Morón, 2002: 459
Phyllophaga karlsioei (Linell) Lachnosterna karlsioei Linell, 1897: 400 Phyllophaga karlsioei (Linell); Glasgow, 1916: 374 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga kenscoffi Wolcott Phyllophaga kenscoffi Wolcott, 1928: 24 Cnemarachis kenscoffi (Wolcott); Blackwelder, 194: 223 Phyllophaga kenscoffi Wolcott; Sanderson, 1951: 269 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga kentuckiana Ritcher Phyllophaga kentuckiana Ritcher, 1937: 285 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga knausii (Schaeffer) Listrochelus knausii Schaeffer, 1907: 67 Phyllophaga knausii (Schaeffer); Blackwelder and Arnett, 1974: 58 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga knochii (Schoenherr and Gyllenhal) Melolontha knochii Schoenherr and Gyllenhal, 1817: 75 Ancylonycha knochii (Schoenherr and Gyllenhal); Burmeister, 1855: 325 Lachnosterna knochii (Schoenherr and Gyllenhal); LeConte, 1856: 252 Phyllophaga knochii (Schoenherr and Gyllenhal); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga koehleriana Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) koehleriana Saylor, 1940d: 99 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga kohlmanniana Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) kohlmanniana Morón and Solís, 2000: 901 Distriubtion: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga kulzeri Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) kulzeri Frey, 1975a: 203 Distriubution: Venezuela
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Phyllophaga kuntzeni (Moser) Phytalus kuntzeni Moser, 1921c: 260 Phyllophaga kuntzeni (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: Bolivia
Phyllophaga laboriosa Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga laboriosa Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 102 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga labrata Chapin Phyllophaga labrata Chapin, 1932b: 199 Cnemarachis labrata (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga lacroixi Paulian Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) lacroixi Paulian, 1947: 54 Distribution: Martinique
Phyllophaga laeviscutata (Moser) Lachnosterna laeviscutata Moser, 1918a: 35 Phyllophaga laeviscutata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) laeviscutata (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Phyllophaga lalanza Saylor Phyllophaga lalanza Saylor, 1941b: 67 Triodonyx lalanza (Saylor); Saylor, 1942a: 158 Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) lalanza Saylor; Morón, 1986: 259 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga laminata (Moser) Phytalus laminatus Moser, 1921c: 259 Phyllophaga laminata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) laminata (Moser); Frey, 1975a; 223 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga lanata (Blanchard) Ancylonycha lanata Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga lanata (Blanchard): Blackwelder, 1944; 224 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lanata (Blanchard): Frey, 1975a: 202 Distribution: Venezuela
Phyllophaga lanceolata (Say) Melolontha lanceolata Say, 1824: 242 Tostegoptera lanceolata (Say); Blanchard, 1851: 149 Ancylonycha lanceolata (Say); Lacordarie, 1856: 285 Lachnosterna lanceolata (Say); LeConte, 1856: 237 Phyllophaga lanceolata (Say); Glasgow, 1916; 371 91 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata (Say); Bloeker, 1936: 53 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) grisiana Bloeker, 1936: 56
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) lanceolata arizonae Bloeker, 1936: 55
Phyllophaga lanepta (Saylor) Lachnosterna lanepta Saylor, 1937c: 31 Phyllophaga lanepta (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga laportaei (Blanchard) Listrochelus laportaei Blanchard, 1851: 141 Phyllophaga laportaei (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) laportaei (Blanchard); Morón, 1986: 201 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga larimar Woodruff Phyllophaga larimar Woodruff, 2005: 90 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga latefissa (Moser) Phytalus latefissus Moser, 1918a: 66 Cnemarachis latefissus (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) latefissa (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 220 Distribution: Brazil, St. Croix
Synonym: Phytalus furcatus Moser, 1918a: 67 Phyllophaga furcata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224
Phyllophaga latens (Arrow) Lachnosterna latens Arrow, 1900: 176 Cnemarachis latens (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga latens (Moser); Chalumeau, 1990: 336 Distribution: St. Vincent
Phyllophaga latidens (Schaeffer) Lachnosterna latidens Schaeffer, 1906: 258 Phyllophaga latidens (Schaeffer), Glasgow, 1916: 374 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) latidens (Schaeffer); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga latifrons (LeConte) Lachnosterna latifrons LeConte,1856: 241 Phyllophaga latifrons (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
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Phyllophaga latipes (Bates) Chlaenobia latipes Bates, 1888: 167 Phyllophaga latipes (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) latipes (Bates); Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Synonym: Chlaenobia bicallosa Bates, 1888: 168
Phyllophaga latiungula Wolcott Phyllophaga latiungula Wolcott, 1928: 28 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga lebasii (Blanchard) Ancylonycha lebasii Blanchard, 1850: 134 Phyllophaga lebasi [sic] (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga lempira Morón and Robbins Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) lempira Morón and Robbins, 2005: 332 Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga lenis (Horn) Lachnosterna lenis Horn, 1887b: 287 Phyllophaga lenis (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lenis (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 165 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, United States
Phyllophaga leonilae Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) leonilae Morón, 1996a: 72 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga leonina (Bates) Lachnosterna leonina Bates, 1888: 188 Phyllophaga leonina (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) leonina (Bates); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga leporina (Erichson) Lachnosterna leporina Erichson, 1848: 563 Phyllophaga leporina (Erichson); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) leporina (Erichson); Frey, 1975a: 219 Distribution: Guyana
Phyllophaga leprieuri (Blanchard) Ancylonycha leprieuri Blanchard, 1851: 134 Phyllophaga leprieuri (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga leprieuri (Blanchard): Frey, 1975a: 212 Distribution: Venezuela 93 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga leptospica Sanderson Phyllophaga leptospica Sanderson, 1951: 262 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga lineata (Bates) Phytalus lineatus Bates, 1888: 183 Phyllophaga lineatus (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) lineata (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga lineatoides Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) lineatoides Morón, 2000: 46 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga linharensis Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) linharensis Frey, 1975a: 218 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga lissopyge (Bates) Lachnosterna lissopyge Bates, 1888: 201 Phyllophaga lissopyge (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lissopyge (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga lobata (Fall) Lachnosterna lobata Fall, 1908: 163 Phyllophaga lobata (Fall); Glasgow, 1916: 374 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lobata (Fall); Sanderson, 1958: 172 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga lodingi Sanderson Phyllophaga lodingi Sanderson, 1939a: 4 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga longicornis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha longicornis Blanchard, 1851: 134 Lachnosterna longicornis (Blanchard); Horn, 1887b: 280 Phyllophaga longicornis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longicornis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 205 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia
Phyllophaga longifoliata (Moser) Lachnosterna longifoliata Moser, 1921c: 253 Phyllophaga longifoliata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) longifoliata (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga longispina (Smith) Lachnosterna longispina Smith, 1889a: 97 Phyllophaga longispina (Smith); Glasgow, 1916: 374 Distribution: Canada, United States
Phyllophaga longitarsa (Say) Melolontha longitarsa Say, 1824: 241 Trichestes longitarsis (Say); Burmeister, 1855: 359 Lachnosterna longitarsis (Say); LeConte, 1856: 240 Phyllophaga longitarsa (Say); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna frontalis LeConte, 1856: 239 Phyllophaga frontalis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372
Phyllophaga lorencita Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) lorencita Morón and Solís, 2001: 17 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga lota Luginbill Phyllophaga lota Luginbill, 1928: 87 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga luctuosa (Horn) Lachnosterna luctuosa Horn, 1887b: 254 Phyllophaga luctuosa (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373
Synonym: Lachnosterna rugosioides Linell, 1896: 728 Phyllophaga rugosioides (Linell); Glasgow, 1916: 374
Phyllophaga luginbilli Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) luginbilli Saylor, 1941c: 145 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga lulaana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) lulaana Morón, 2000: 43 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga luridipennis (Moser) Phytalus luridipennis Moser, 1918a: 68 Phyllophaga luridipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) luridipennis (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 224 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) penai Frey, 1964c: 695
Phyllophaga macasana (Moser) Lachnosterna macasana Moser, 1921c: 257 95 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga macasana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) macasana (Moser); Frey, 1975a; 211 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga macgregori Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) macgregori Morón, 2004: 90 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga macmurryi Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) macmurryi Saylor, 1940d: 110 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga macrocera (Bates) Phytalus macrocerus Bates, 1888: 179 Phyllophaga macrocerus [sic] (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) macrocera (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga macrophylla (Bates) Lachnosterna macrophylla Bates, 1888: 193 Phyllophaga macrophylla (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) macrophylla (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga maculicollis (LeConte) Lachnosterna maculicollis LeConte, 1863b: 76 Phyllophaga maculicollis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916; 373 Distribution: México
Synonym: Lachnosterna nitidula LeConte, 1863b: 77 Phyllophaga nitidula (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916; 373
Phyllophaga maestrensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) maestrensis Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 323 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga magnicornis (Moser) Lachnosterna magnicornis Moser, 1921c: 253 Phyllophaga magnicornis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) magnicornis (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga mali Wolcott Phyllophaga mali Wolcott, 1928: 25 Cnemarachis mali (Wolcott); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga manantleca Morón, Rivera, and López 96 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) manantleca Morón, Rivera, and López, 2002: 489 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga manaosana (Moser) Lachnosterna manaosana Moser, 1924b: 157 Phyllophaga manaosana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) manaosana (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 219 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga manchesterea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) manchesterea Saylor, 1940e: 313 Cnemarachis manchesterea (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Jamaica
Phyllophaga mandevillea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mandevillea Saylor, 1940e: 312 Cnemarachis mandevillea Saylor; Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Jamaica
Phyllophaga marcano Woodruff Phyllophaga marcano Woodruff, 2005: 97 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga marcapatana (Moser) Phytalus marcapatanus Moser, 1918a: 69 Phyllophaga marcapatana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) marcapatana (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 206 Distribution: Peru
Phyllophaga marginalis insolita Cartwright Phyllophaga marginalis var. insolita Cartwright, 1944: 33 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga marginalis marginalis (LeConte) Lachnosterna marginalis LeConte, 1856: 250 Phyllophaga marginalis (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: Canada, United States United States Phyllophaga mariaegalante Chalumeau and Gruner Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) mariaegalante Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 90 Distribution: Guadeloupe
Phyllophaga mariana Fall Phyllophaga mariana Fall, 1929a: 111 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga marilucasana Cano and Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) marilucasana Cano and Morón, 2002: 358 97 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga martiana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) martiana Saylor, 1943c: 30 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga marina Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga marinus Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 303 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga martinezi Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) martinezi Frey, 1975a: 207 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga martinezpalaciosi Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) martinezpalaciosi Morón, 1989: 74 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga matacapana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) matacapana Morón, 2003a: 266 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga maxima (Bates) Listrochelus maximus Bates, 1888: 172 Phyllophaga maxima (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) maxima (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga meadei Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) meadei Saylor, 1940d: 105 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga mella Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) mella Sanderson, 1951: 278 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga menetriesii (Blanchard) Ancylonycha menetriesii Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga setifera var. mentriesi (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mentriesi (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 202 Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, Panama
Phyllophaga mentalis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mentalis Saylor, 1941d: 387 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga mesophylla Morón and Rivera Phyllophaga (Phytalus) mesophylla Morón and Rivera, 1992: 80 98 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga mexicana (Blanchard) Ancylonycha mexicana Blanchard, 1851: 138 Lachnosterna mexicana (Blanchard); Bates, 1888: 212 Phyllophaga mexicana (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mexicana (Blanchard); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga micans (Knoch) Melolontha micans Knoch, 1801: 77 Ancylonycha micans (Knoch); Blanchard, 1851: 138 Lachnosterna micans (Knoch); LeConte, 1856: 247 Phyllophaga micans (Knoch); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga michelbacheri Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) michelbacheri Saylor, 1940d: 76 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga microcera (Arrow) Lachnosterna microcerus Arrow, 1933b: 149 (for Bates, 1888: 189) Phyllophaga microcerus (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) microcerus (Arrow); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Synonym: Lachnosterna cribricollis Bates, 1888: 189 (not Blanchard, 1851: 133)
Phyllophaga microchaeta (Moser) Lachnosteran microchaeta Moser, 1924b: 154 Phyllophaga microchaeta (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga microdon (Bates) Lachnosterna microdon Bates, 1888: 211 Phyllophaga microdon (Bates); Fall, 1929a: 113 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) microdon (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga microphylla (Moser) Lachnosterna microphylla Moser, 1918a: 60 Cnemarachis microphylla (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga microphylla (Moser); Chalumeau, 1985: 26, 30 Distribution: St. Croix
Phyllophaga micros (Bates) Listrochelus micros Bates, 1888: 170 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) micros (Bates); Saylor, 1940d: 104 99 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga microsoma Chapin Phyllophaga microsoma Chapin, 1932b: 202 Cnemarachis microsoma (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga migratoria Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga migratoria Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 324 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga mimicana Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) mimicana Saylor, 1938e: 186 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga minutissima Wolcott Phyllophaga minutissima Wolcott, 1928: 28 Cnemarachis minutissima Wolcott; Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Haiti
Phyllophaga miraflora Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) miraflora Saylor, 1940d: 72 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga misteca (Bates) Lachnosteran misteca Bates, 1888: 209 Phyllophaga misteca (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944; 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) misteca (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga mitlana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) mitlana Saylor, 1943e: 278 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga moei Saylor Phyllophaga moei Saylor, 1938f: 343 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) moei Saylor; Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga molopia (Bates) Lachnosterna molopia Bates, 1888: 205 Phyllophaga molopia (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) molopia (Bates); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga monana (Moser) Lachnosterna monana Moser, 1921b: 181 Cnemarachis monana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 100 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga monana (Moser); Chalumeau, 1985: 24 Distribution: Puerto Rico [Mona Island]
Phyllophaga monrosi Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) monrosi Frey, 1975a: 219 Distribution: Argentina
Phyllophaga monstrosa (Saylor) Listrochelus monstrosus Saylor, 1935g: 36 Phyllophaga monstrosa (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) monstrosa (Saylor); Morón, 1986: 266 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga monteverdosa Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) monteverdosa Morón, 2001b: 789 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga montserratensis (Arrow) Lachnosterna montserratensis Arrow, 1920: 191 Cnemarachis montserratensis (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga montserratensis (Arrow); Chalumeau, 1985: 30 Distribution: Montserrat
Phyllophaga morganella Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) morganella Saylor, 1942a: 158 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Phyllophaga morgani Saylor Phyllophaga morgani Saylor, 1938f: 340 Distribution: Panama
Phyllophaga moseri Frey Phyllophaga (Phytalus) moseri Frey, 1965b: 149 Distribution: Bolivia
Phyllophaga mucorea (LeConte) Listrochelus mucoreus LeConte, 1856: 263 Phyllophaga mucorea (LeConte); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) mucorea (LeConte); Saylor, 1940c: 86 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Listrochelus obtusus LeConte, 1856: 264 Phyllophaga obtusus (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 127
Synonym: Listrochelus texanus LeConte, 1856: 263 Phyllophaga texanus (LeConte); Evans, 2003: 127
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Lachnosterna multipora Bates, 1888: 211 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) multipora (Bates); Sanderson, 1958: 165 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga murina (Burmeister) Ancylonycha murina Burmeister, 1855: 334 Phyllophaga murina (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) murina (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 203 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga nahui Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Chirodines) nahui Morón and Solís, 1994: 182 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga naranjina Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) naranjina Morón and Solís, 2001: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga nasalis Chapin Phyllophaga nasalis Chapin, 1935b: 72 Cnemarachis nasalis (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga necaxa Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) necaxa Saylor, 1943e: 279 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga neglecta (Blanchard) Ancylonycha neglecta Blanchard, 1851: 137 Phyllophaga neglecta (Blanchard); Wolcott, 1928: 27 Cnemarachis neglecta (Blanchard); Blackwelder 1944: 223 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga neomexicana Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) neomexicana Saylor, 1940d: 101 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga nepida Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nepida Saylor, 1941d: 385 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga nevermannea Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nevermannea Saylor, 1941e: 534 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga nevermanni Saylor Phyllophaga nevermanni Saylor, 1935h: 501 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nevermanni Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 102 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga nigerrima (Bates) Lachnosterna nigerrima Bates, 1888: 207 Phyllophaga nigerrima (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nigerrima (Bates): Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga nigrita (Moser) Lachnosterna nigrita Moser, 1918a: 37 Phyllophaga nigrita (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nigrita (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga niquirana Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) niquirana Morón, 1990: 59 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga nisuens (Saylor) Lachnosterna nisuens Saylor, 1937c: 32 Phyllophaga nisuens (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944:225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nisuens (Saylor); Morón, 2001a: 182 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga nitida (LeConte) Lachnosterna nitida LeConte, 1856: 256 Phyllophaga nitida (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna innominata Smith, 1889a: 98
Synonym: Lachnosterna limula Horn, 1887b: 264
Phyllophaga nitidicauda (Arrow) Lachnosterna nitidicauda Arrow, 1913c: 464 Phyllophaga nitidicauda (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nitidicauda (Arrow); Frey, 1975a: 217 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga nitidicollis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha nitidicollis Blanchard, 1851: 136 Phyllophaga nitidicollis (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 136 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga nitididorsis Frey Phyllophaga (Phytalus) nitididorsis Frey, 1975a: 226 Distribution: Brazil
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Phyllophaga nogales Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) falsa nogales Saylor, 1940d: 99 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) nogales Saylor; Sanderson, 1958: 161 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga nogueirai Warner and Morón Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) nogueirai Warner and Morón, 1992: 329 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga nogueirana Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) nogueirana Morón, 2002: 455 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga nosa Blackwelder Phyllophaga nosa Blackwelder, 1944: 225 (for Bates, 1888: 182) Phyllophaga (Phytalus) nosa Blackwelder; Morón, 1986: 219 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phytalus aegrotus Bates, 1888: 182 (not Bates, 1888: 167) Phyllophaga (Phytalus) aegrota (Bates); Sanderson, 1942: 54
Phyllophaga nubipennis (Bates) Phytalus nubipennis Bates, 1888: 176 Phyllophaga nubipennis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) nubipennis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga nuda (Moser) Lachnosterna nuda Moser, 1918a: 28 Phyllophaga nuda (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nuda (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 212 Distribution: Guyana
Phyllophaga nudipennis Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nudipennis Frey, 1975a: 215 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga nunezi Woodruff Phyllophaga nunezi Woodruff, 2005: 110 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga oaxaca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) oaxaca Saylor, 1940e: 116 Distributon: México
Phyllophaga oaxena Saylor Phyllophaga (Chirodines) oaxena Saylor, 1940e: 109 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) oaxena Saylor; Blackwelder, 1944: 225 104 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) oaxena Saylor; Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga obliquestriata Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) obliquestriata Saylor, 1938e: 187 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga oblongula (Bates) Listrochelus oblongulus Bates 1888: 173 Phyllophaga oblongula (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) oblongula (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga obsoleta (Blanchard) Phytalus obsoletus Blanchard, 1851: 131 Phyllophaga obsoletus (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta (Blanchard); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, United States, Venezuela.
Synonym: Phytalus laevigatus Blanchard, 1851: 131 (not Burmeister, 1855: 351) Phyllophaga laevigata (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225
Synonym: Ancylonycha longicornis Burmeister, 1855: 329 (not Blanchard, 1851: 134)
Synonym: Phytalus longicornis Burmeister, 1855: 350 (not Blanchard, 1851: 134)
Synonym: Phyllophaga mecocerus Blackwelder, 1944: 225 (for Burmeister, 1855: 329)
Synonym: Phytalus vanalleri Schaeffer, 1927: 215 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) obsoleta vanalleri (Schaeffer); Saylor, 1939c: 164
Synonym: Phytalus oxypygus Burmeister, 1855: 350 Phyllophaga oxypyga (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 225
Phyllophaga ocozocuana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ocozocuana Morón, 2003a: 279 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga odomi Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) odomi Saylor, 1943b: 107 Distribution: Panama, Venezuela
Phyllophaga ohausi (Moser) Phytalus ohausi Moser, 1921c: 260 Phyllophaga ohausi (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) ohausi (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 222 Distribution: Ecuador 105 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga okeechobea Robinson Phyllophaga okeechobea Robinson, 1948: 33 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga omani Sanderson Phyllophaga (Phytalus) omani Sanderson, 1937b: 66 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) omani Sanderson; Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga ome Morón Phyllophaga (Chirodines) ome Morón, 1991: 400 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga omiltemia (Bates) Phytalus omiltemius Bates, 1889: 400 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) omiltemia (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga onchophora Chapin Phyllophaga onchophora Chapin, 1932: 184 Cnemarachis onchophora (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga onita Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) onita Saylor, 1941a: 27 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga onoreana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) onoreana Morón, 2003a: 229 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga opaca (Moser) Lachnosterna opaca Moser, 1918b: 164 Phyllophaga opaca (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) opaca (Moser); Sanderson, 1958: 172 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga iroides Fall, 1929a: 112
Phyllophaga opacicollis (Horn) Listrochelus opacicollis Horn, 1878: 145 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) opacicollis (Horn); Saylor, 1940d: 92 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga orosina (Moser) Lachnosterna orosina Moser, 1918a: 26 Phyllophaga orosina (Moser): Blackwelder, 1944: 225 106 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) orosina (Moser); Solís and Morón, 1998: 23 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga ortizi Woodruff Phyllophaga ortizi Woodruff, 2005: 113 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga ovalis Cartwright Phyllophaga ovalis Cartwright, 1939: 353 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga pachuca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pachuca Saylor, 1943e: 272 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pachypyga (Burmeister) Ancylonycha pachypyga Buremeister, 1855: 330 Phyllophaga pachypyga (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944; 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pachypyga (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 214 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Synonym: Lachnosterna nigrofusca Moser, 1918a: 39 Phyllophaga nigrofusca (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) nigrofusca (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 214
Phyllophaga pallida (Horn) Phytalus pallidus Horn, 1885: 121 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pallidus (Horn); Saylor, 1939c: 166 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pallidus (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga pallidicornis (Moser) Lachnosterna pallidicornis Moser, 1921c: 251 Phyllophaga pallidicornis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pameana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pameana Morón, 2000: 48 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga panamana (Chapin) Chlaenobia panama Chapin, 1935a: 11 Phyllophaga panamana (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) panamana (Chapin); Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Phyllophaga panamensis (Moser) Lachnosterna panamensis Moser, 1921c: 250 107 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga panamensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: Panama
Phyllophaga panicula Sanderson Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) panicula Sanderson, 1951: 275 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga panorpa Sanderson Phyllophaga panorpa Sanderson, 1950: 91 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga papaloana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) papaloana Morón, 2001a: 187 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga paraguayana (Moser) Lachnosterna paraguayana Moser, 1921c: 256 Phyllophaga paraguayana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) paraguayana (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 207 Distribution: Paraguay
Phyllophaga paraguayensis (Moser) Phytalus paraguayensis Moser, 1918a: 74 Phyllophaga paraguayensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) paraguayensis (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 225 Distribution: Paraguay
Phyllophaga parallela (Blanchard) Ancylonycha parallela Blanchard, 1851: 137 Phyllophaga parallela (Blanchard); Chapin, 1932b; 205 Cnemarachis parallela (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga parcesetifera Chapin Phyllophaga parcesetifera Chapin, 1935b: 71 Cnemarachis parcesetifera (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga parcesetifera (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 134 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga parilis (Bates) Listrochelus parilis Bates, 1888: 172 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) parilis (Bates); Saylor, 1940d: 101 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga parumpunctata (Bates) Lachnosterna parumpunctata Bates, 1888: 191 Phyllophaga parumpunctata Bates; Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parumpunctata (Bates); Morón, 1986: 203 108 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga parvicornis (Moser) Lachnosterna parvicornis Moser, 1924b: 155 Phyllophaga parvicornis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvicornis (Moser); Morón, 1986: 195 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga parvidens hysteropyga Davis Phyllophaga parvidens var. hysteropyga Davis 1920: 336 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga parvidens parvidens (LeConte) Lachnosterna parvidens LeConte, 1856: 259 Phyllophaga parvidens (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga parvisetis (Bates) Lachnosterna parvisetis Bates, 1888: 196 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) parvisetis (Bates); Saylor, 1943d: 134 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga pastassana (Moser) Lachnosterna pastassana Moser, 1924b: 156 Phyllophaga pastassana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pastassana (Moser) Frey, 1975a: 214 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga paternoi Glasgow Phyllophaga paternoi Glasgow, 1925: 293 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga patruelis (Chevrolat) Ancylonycha patruelis Chevrolat, 1865: 25 Phyllophaga patruelis (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b: 191 Cnemarachis patruelis (Chevrolat); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, St. Kitts-Nevis
Synonym: Phyllophaga tenuicalcaris Chapin, 1932b: 192
Phyllophaga patrueloides Paulian Phyllophaga patrueloides Paulian, 1947: 56 (for Fleutiaux and Sallé, 1889: 49) Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) patrueloides Paulian; Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 91 Distribution: Guadeloupe
Synonym: Phyllophaga patruelis Fleutiaux and Sallé, 1889: 49 (not Chevrolat, 1865: 25)
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Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) pauliani Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 95 Distribution: Guadeloupe
Phyllophaga pauloensis Frey Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pauloensis Frey, 1975a: 224 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga pearliae Davis Phyllophaga pearliae Davis, 1920: 332 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga peccata Blackwelder Phyllophaga peccatus Blackwelder, 1944: 225 (for Arrow, 1933b: 145) Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) peccata Blackwelder; Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: México
Synonym: Chlaenobia colimana Arrow, 1933b: 145 (not Moser, 1921c: 256)
Phyllophaga pectoralis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha pectoralis Blanchard, 1851: 138 Phyllophaga pectoralis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pectoralis (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a; 206 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga penaella Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) penaella Frey, 1975a: 209 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga peninsulana (Moser) Lachnosterna peninsulana Moser, 1918a: 55 Phyllophaga peninsulana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) peninsulana (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga peninsularis Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) peninsularis Saylor, 1940d: 77 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pentaphylla (Bates) Phytalus pentaphyllus Bates, 1888: 180 Phyllophaga pentaphylla (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pentaphylla (Bates); Morón, 1982: 18 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga perdernales Woodruff Phyllophaga perdernales Woodruff, 2005: 117 Distribution: Dominican Republic
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Phyllophaga perlonga Davis Phyllophaga perlonga Davis, 1920: 329 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga permagna (Moser) Lachnosterna permagna Moser, 1918a: 57 Phyllophaga permagna (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224 Phyllophaga permagna (Moser); Sanderson, 1951: 259 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga persimilis Chapin Phyllophaga persimilis Chapin, 1935b: 70 Cnemarachis persimilis (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga personata (Chapin) Chlaenobia personata Chapin, 1935a: 12 Phyllophaga personata (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) personata (Chapin); Morón, 1986: 199 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga peruana (Moser) Lachnosterna peruana Moser, 1918a: 48 Phyllophaga peruana (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) peruana (Moser): Frey, 1975a: 217 Distribution: Bolivia, Peru
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) limasa Saylor, 1948b: 353
Phyllophaga picadoana Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) picadoana Morón and Solís, 2000: 906 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga picea (Blanchard) Phytalus piceus Blanchard, 1851: 130 Phyllophaga picea (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) picea (Blanchard): Frey, 1975a: 223 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga piceola (Bates) Lachnosterna piceola Bates, 1888: 187 Phyllophaga piceola (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) piceola (Bates); Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga picipennis (Moser) Phytalus picipennis Moser, 1918a: 73 Phyllophaga picipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 111 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Phytalus) picipennis (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 225 Distribution: Bolivia
Phyllophaga piligera (Moser) Lachnosterna piligera Moser, 1918a: 30 Phyllophaga piligera (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Distribution: Panama
Phyllophaga piliventris (Moser) Lachnosterna piliventris Moser, 1918a: 20 Phyllophaga piliventris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) piliventris (Moser); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pilosipes Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) pilosipes Saylor, 1940d: 76 (for LeConte, 1863b: 78) Distribution: México
Synonym: Listrochelus puberulus LeConte, 1863b: 78 (not Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 130)
Phyllophaga pilositarsis Blackwelder Phyllophaga pilositarsis Blackwelder, 1944: 225 (for Chapin, 1935a: 16) Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) pilositarsis Blackwelder; Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: México
Synonym: Chlaenobia dissimilis Chapin, 1935a: 16 (not Chevrolat, 1865: 26)
Phyllophaga pilosula (Moser) Lachnosterna pilosula Moser, 1918a: 32 Phyllophaga pilosula (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pilosula (Moser); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pilotoensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga pilotoensis Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 304 Distributon: Cuba
Phyllophaga pilula (Moser) Lachnosterna pilula Moser, 1921c: 250 Phyllophaga pilula (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pilula (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga plaei (Blanchard) Ancylonycha plaei Blanchard, 1851: 137 Ancylonycha pleei Blanchard; Lacordaire, 1856: 286 [unjustified emendation] Cnemarachis plaei (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga pleei [sic] (Blanchard); Paulian, 1947: 55 112 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) pleei [sic] (Blanchard); Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 95 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Synonym: Phyllophaga borinquensis Blackwelder, 1944: 224 (for Moser, 1918a: 62)
Synonym: Lachnosterna portoricensis Moser, 1918a: 62 (not Smyth, 1917: 145)
Synonym: Phyllophaga portoricensis Smyth, 1917: 145 Cnemarachis portoricensis (Smyth); Saylor, 1942a: plate 17
Phyllophaga plairi (Saylor) Lachnosterna plairi (Saylor, 1937d: 31 Phyllophaga plairi (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) plairi (Saylor); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga planeta Reinhard Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) planeta Reinhard, 1950: 30 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga platti Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) platti Saylor, 1935h: 499 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga platyrhina (Bates) Phytalus platyrhinus Bates, 1888: 179 Phyllophaga platyrhina (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) platyrhinus (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga plena (Fall) Listrochelus plenus Fall, 1932: 199 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) plena (Fall): Saylor, 1940d: 90 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga pleroma Reinhard Phyllophaga pleroma Reinhard, 1940: 5 (for Reinhard, 1939: 49) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga plena Reinhard, 1939: 49 (not Fall, 1932: 199)
Phyllophaga poculifer (Bates) Phytalus poculifer Bates, 1888: 184 Phyllophaga poculifer (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) poculifer (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
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Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pokornyiana Morón, 1996a: 76 Distributon: México
Phyllophaga polita (Harold) Phytalus politus Harold, 1869b: 123 (for Burmeister, 1855: 351) Phyllophaga polita (Harold); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Phytalus laevigatus Burmeister, 1855: 351 (not Blanchard, 1850: 131) Phyllophaga (Phytalus) laevigatus (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 224
Phyllophaga polyphylla (Bates) Lachnosterna polyphylla Bates, 1888: 194 Phyllophaga polyphylla (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) polyphylla (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Synonym: Lachnosterna heterophylla Bates, 1888: 194 Phyllophaga heterophylla (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 225
Phyllophaga porodera (Bates) Lachnosterna porodera Bates, 1888: 211 Phyllophaga porodera (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) porodera (Bates); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga postrema (Horn) Lachnosterna postrema Horn, 1887b: 233 Phyllophaga postrema (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna quadrata Smith, 1889a: 94 Phyllophaga quadrata (Smith); Glasgow, 1916: 373
Phyllophaga potrerillo Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga potrerillo Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 304 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga praesidii (Bates) Listrochelus praesidii Bates, 1888: 171 Phyllophaga praesidii (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) praesidii (Bates); Morón, 1986: 201 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga praetermissa (Horn) Lachnosterna praetermissa Horn 1887b: 223 Phyllophaga praetermissa (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States 114 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Lachnosterna definita Smith, 1889b: 501 (for Horn, 1887b: 243)
Phyllophaga probaporra Sanderson Phyllophaga probaporra Sanderson, 1951: 263 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga profunda (Blanchard) Ancylonycha profunda Blanchard, 1851: 132 Lachnosterna profunda (Blanchard); Horn, 1887b: 257 Phyllophaga profunda (Blanchard), Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna biimpressa Smith, 1889a: 97
Synonym: Lachnosterna grandior Linell, 1896: 727
Phyllophaga prolixa (Bates) Phytalus prolixus Bates, 1888: 178 Phyllophaga prolixa (Bates): Blackwelder, 1944; 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) prolixa (Bates); Solís and Morón, 1998: 22 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga propinqua (Moser) Phytalus propinquus Moser, 1918a: 67 Phyllophaga propinqua (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) propinqua (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 224 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Phyllophaga pruinipennis (Moser) Lachnosterna pruinipennis Moser, 1918a: 40 Phyllophaga pruinipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pruinipennis (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 209 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga pruinosa (Blanchard) Phytalus pruinosus Blanchard 1851: 131 Phyllophaga pruinosa (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) pruinosa (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 222 Distribution: Brazil, Costa Rica, México
Phyllophaga prunina (LeConte) Lachnosterna prunina LeConte, 1856: 251 (for Melsheimer, 1846: 139) Phyllophaga prunina (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Ancylonycha pruinosa Melsheimer, 1846: 139 (not Blanchard, 1851: 131)
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Phyllophaga prununculina (Burmeister) Trichestes prununculina Burmeister, 1855: 360 Lachnosterna prununculina (Burmeister); Horn, 1887b: 223 Phyllophaga prununculina (Burmeister), Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna cerasina LeConte, 1856: 241
Phyllophaga pseudoatra Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pseudoatra Morón, 2003a: 246 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pseudocalcaris Saylor Phyllophaga pseudocalcaris Saylor, 1940e: 309 Cnemarachis pseudocalcaris (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga pseudocalcaris Sanderson, 1951: 265 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga pseudocara Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pseudocarus Morón, 1999: 380 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pseudofloridana Woodruff and Beck Phyllophaga pseudofloridana Woodruff and Beck, 1989: 150 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga pseudomicans Chapin Phyllophaga pseudomicans Chapin, 1935b: 73 Cnemarachis pseudomicans (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga psiloptera Sanderson Phyllophaga psiloptera Sanderson, 1939a: 7 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga puberea (Mannerheim) Melolontha puberea Mannerheim, 1829: 63 Phytalus pubereus (Mannerheim); Burmeister, 1855: 351 Phyllophaga puberea (Mannerheim); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) puberea (Mannerheim); Frey, 1975a: 223 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga puberula (Jacquelin du Val) Ancylonycha puberula Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 130 Phyllophaga puberula (Jacquelin du Val); Chapin, 1932b: 189 Cnemarachis puberula (Jacquelin du Val); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
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Phyllophaga pubescens (Burmeister) Ancylonycha pubescens Burmeister, 1855: 334 Phyllophaga pubescens (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pubescens (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a; 208 Distribution: French Guiana
Phyllophaga pubicauda (Bates) Lachnosterna pubicauda Bates, 1888: 188 Phyllophaga pubicauda (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pubicauda (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga pubicollis (Blanchard) Phytalus pubicollis Blanchard, 1851: 131 Lachnosterna pubicollis (Blanchard); Bates, 1889: 400 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) pubicollis (Blanchard); Saylor, 1943b: 109 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Synonym: Lachnosterna heynei Moser, 1918b: 164 Phyllophaga heynei (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225
Phyllophaga pudorosa Reinhard, 1939 Phyllophaga pudorosa Reinhard, 1939: 55 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga puerilis (Wickham) Lachnosterna puerilis Wickham, 1914: 459 Phyllophaga puerilis (Wickham); Evans, 2003: 144 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Phyllophaga pulcher (Linell) Listrochelus pulcher Linell, 1896: 730 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) pulcher (Linell); Saylor, 1940d: 88 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga punctipennis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha punctipennis Blanchard, 1851: 135 Phyllophaga punctipennis (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 145 Distribution: ?South America
Synonym: Ancylonycha puncticollis Burmeister, 1855: 321
Phyllophaga punctulata (Blanchard) Ancylonycha punctulata Blanchard, 1851: 132 Phyllophaga punctulata (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) punctulata (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 214 Distribution: Colombia 117 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga punctuliceps (Bates) Phytalus punctuliceps Bates, 1888: 175 Phyllophaga punctuliceps Bates; Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) punctuliceps Bates; Cano and Morón, 1998: 11 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga punctulicollis (Bates) Lachnosterna punctulicollis Bates, 1888: 191 Phyllophaga punctulicollis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) punctulicollis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga puntarenosa Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) puntarenosa Morón and Solís, 2001: 19 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga pusillidens Fall Phyllophaga pusillidens Fall, 1937: 31 (for Fall, 1929a: 113)
Synonym: Phyllophaga microdon Fall, 1929a: 113 (not Bates, 1888: 211)
Phyllophaga quadriphylla Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quadriphylla Saylor, 1943c: 29 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga quercus (Knoch) Melolontha quercus Knoch, 1801: 72 Ancylonycha quercus (Knoch); Burmeister, 1855: 340 Endrosa quercus (Knoch); LeConte, 1856: 235 Lachnosterna quercus (Knoch); Horn, 1887b: 281 Phyllophaga quercus (Knoch), Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga quetzala Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quetzala Morón, 2001a: 171 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga quetzaloides Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quetzaloides Morón, 2001a: 174 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga quiana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) quiana Morón, 2003a: 283 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rangelana Chapin Phyllophaga rangelana Chapin, 1935b: 71 118 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Cnemarachis rangelana (Chapin): Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga ratcliffeiana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) ratcliffeiana Morón, 1992b: 29 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ravida (Blanchard) Ancylonycha ravida Blanchard,1851: 136 Lachnosterna ravida (Blanchard); Bates, 1888: 191 Phyllophaga ravida (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ravida (Blanchard); Sanderson, 1958: 164 Distribution: Belize, Guatemala, México, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna heterodoxa Horn, 1887b: 289 Phyllophaga heterodoxa (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373.
Synonym: Lachnosterna ravida guatemalica Moser, 1918a: 24 Phyllophaga ravida guatemalica (Moser); Sanderson, 1942: 53
Synonym: Lachnosterna ravida longiclava Moser, 1918a: 24 Phyllophaga longiclava (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 225 Phyllophaga ravida longiclava (Moser); Morón, 1986: 64
Phyllophaga rawlinsi Woodruff Phyllophaga rawlinsi Woodruff, 2005: 126 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga raydoma Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) raydoma Saylor, 1943b: 107 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga recorta Sanderson Phyllophaga recorta Sanderson, 1951: 268 Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti
Phyllophaga reevesi Saylor Phyllophaga reevesi Saylor, 1939b: 89 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga regiomontana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) regiomontana Morón, 2001a: 176 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga reinhardi Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) reinhardi Saylor, 1940d: 89 Distribution: United States
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Phyllophaga renodis Reinhard Phyllophaga renodis Reinhard, 1939: 48 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga reticulata Frey Phyllophaga reticulata Frey, 1975c: 257 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga reventazona Saylor Phyllophaga reventazona Saylor, 1936d: 295 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) reventazona Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 25 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga rex Woodruff and Sanderson Phyllophaga rex Woodruff and Sanderson, 2005: 130 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga reyesiana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaeniobia) reyesiana Morón, 1992b: 26 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga riverana Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) riverana Morón, 2004: 91 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga riviera Reinhard Phyllophaga riviera Reinhard, 1950: 27 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga rodriguezi (Bates) Chlaenobia rodriguezi Bates, 1889: 399 Phyllophaga rodriguezi (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) rodriguezi (Bates); Cano and Morón 1998: 9 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga rolbakeri Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rolbakeri Saylor, 1940e: 111 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rolstoni Riley and Wolfe Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rolstoni Riley and Wolfe, 1997: 428 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga romana (Saylor) Cnemarachis romana Saylor, 1946a: 1 Phyllophaga romana (Saylor); Sanderson, 1951: 261 Distribution: Dominican Republic
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Phyllophaga rorida (Burmeister) Ancylonycha rorida Burmeister, 1855: 330 Phyllophaga rorida (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga rorulenta patens (Arrow) Lachnosterna patens Arrow. 1900: 175 Cnemarachis patens (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga rorulenta patens (Arrow); Chalumeau, 1980: 87 Distribution: St. Vincent
Phyllophaga rorulenta rorulenta (Burmeister) Ancylonycha rorulenta Burmeister, 1855: 331 Lachnosterna rorulenta (Burmeister); Bates, 1888: 196 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rorulenta (Burmeister); Saylor, 1943d: 131 Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, México, Panama, Trinidad, Venezuela
Synonym: Lachnosterna trinitatis Arrow, 1900: 182 Phyllophaga trinitatis (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944; 226
Phyllophaga roscida (Burmeister) Ancylonycha roscida Burmeister, 1855: 340 Phyllopahaga roscida (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllopahaga (Phyllophaga) roscida (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a: 214 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga rossi Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rossi Saylor, 1939d: 452 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga rostrypyga (Bates) Lachnosterna rostrypyga Bates, 1889: 401 Phyllophaga rostrypyga (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944; 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rostrypyga (Bates); Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Synonym: Lachnosterna castaneipennis Moser, 1918a: 19 Phyllophaga castaneipennis (Moser): Blackwelder, 1944: 224
Phyllophaga rubella (Bates) Lachnosterna rubella Bates, 1888: 209 Phyllophaga rubella (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rubella (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rubiginosa (LeConte) Lachnosterna rubiginosa LeConte, 1856: 259 Phyllophaga rubiginosa (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 121 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga rubricosa Reinhard Phyllophaga rubricosa Reinhard, 1939: 47 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga ruficollis (Moser) Lachnosterna ruficollis Moser, 1918a: 47 Phyllophaga ruficollis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ruficollis (Moser); Morón, Vallejo, and Restrepo-Giraldo, 2001: 33 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga rufipes (Moser) Lachnosterna rufipes Moser, 1924b: 156 Phyllophaga rufipes (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rufipes (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 212 Distribution: Ecuador, Venezuela
Phyllophaga rufithorax (Moser) Lachnosterna rufithorax Moser, 1921c: 248 Phyllophaga rufithorax (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rufithorax (Moser); Morón, 1986: 203 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rufiventris (Kirsch) Lachnosterna rufiventris Kirsch, 1885: 220 Phyllophaga rufiventris (Kirsch); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rufiventris (Kirsch); Frey, 1975a: 205 Distribution: Ecuador
Phyllophaga rufotestacea (Moser) Lachnosterna rufotestacea Moser, 1918a: 23 Phyllophaga rufotestacea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) rufotestacea (Moser); Cano and Morón, 1998: 10 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga rugicollis (Bates) Lachnosterna rugicollis Bates, 1888: 190 Phyllophaga rugicollis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugicollis (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rugipennis (Schaufuss) Anyclonycha rugipennis Schaufuss, 1858: 318 Phyllophaga rugipennis (Schaufuss); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugipennis (Schaufuss); Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Colombia, Guatemala, México, Panama
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Phyllophaga rugithorax Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) rugithorax Saylor, 1938e: 188 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga rugosa (Melsheimer) Ancylonycha rugosa Melsheimer, 1846: 140 Lachnosterna rugosa (Melsheimer); LeConte, 1856: 252 Phyllophaga rugosa (Melsheimer); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: Canada, United States
Phyllophaga rugulosa (Blanchard) Ancylonycha rugulosa Blanchard, 1851: 134 Lachnosterna rugulosa (Blanchard): Bates, 1888: 203 Phyllophaga rugulosa (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) rugulosa (Blanchard); Cano and Morón, 1998: 13 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga rustica Woodruff Phyllophaga rustica Woodruff, 2005: 137 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga rzedowskiana Aragón and Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) rzedowskiana Aragón and Morón, 2003: 560 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sacoma Reinhard Phyllophaga sacoma Reinhard, 1939: 52 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga saginata (Mannerheim) Melolontha saginata Mannerheim, 1829: 64 Phytalus saginatus (Mannerheim); Harold, 1869a: 1172 Phyllophaga saginata (Mannerheim); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga saltana Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) saltana Frey, 1975a: 219 Distribution: Argentina
Phyllophaga sanbarthensis Chalumeau and Gruner Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sanbarthensis Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 97 Distribution: Saint Barthelemey, Saint Martin
Phyllophaga sanctipauli (Blanchard) Ancylonycha sancti-pauli Blanchard, 1851: 132 Phyllophaga sancti-pauli (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga sanctipauli (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a; 215 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil 123 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga sandersoni Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga sandersoni Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 104 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga sandersoniana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) sandersoniana Morón, 1992b: 24 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sandersoniella Chalumeau and Gruner Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) sandersoniella Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 92 Distribution: Guadeloupe
Phyllophaga sanjosicola Saylor Phyllophaga sanjosicola Saylor, 1935h: 500 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sanjosicola Saylor; Solís and Morón, 1998: 23 Distribution: Costa Rica
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) valeriana Saylor, 1934: 50
Phyllophaga santachloe Woodruff Phyllophaga santachloe Woodruff, 2005: 141 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga santaclarae Chapin Phyllophaga santaclarae Chapin, 1932b: 189 Cnemarachis santa clarae (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga santiaguensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga santiaguensis Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 303 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga saylori Sanderson Phyllophaga saylori Sanderson, 1965: 560 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) saylori Sanderson; Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sayloriana Morón, Rivera, and López Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sayloriana Morón, Rivera, and López, 2002: 486 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga scabrifrons (Bates) Lachnosterna scabrifrons Bates, 1888: 187 Phyllophaga scabrifrons (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) scabrifrons (Bates); Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Belize, Guatemala
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Synonym: Lachnosterna guatemalensis Moser, 1921c: 251 Phyllophaga guatemalensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 224
Phyllophaga scabripyga (Bates) Chlaenobia scabripyga Bates, 1888: 167 Phyllophaga scabripyga (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) scabripyga (Bates); Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga scaramuzzai Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga scaramuzzai Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 106 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga schaefferi Saylor Phyllophaga schaefferi Saylor, 1937d: 321 (for Schaeffer, 1909: 382) Distrtibution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna georgiana Schaeffer, 1909: 382 (not Horn, 1885: 122) Phyllophaga georgiana (Schaeffer); Glasgow, 1916: 374
Synonym: Phyllophaga duvalus Robinson, 1938: 110 Phyllophaga duvala Robinson; Smith and Evans, 2005: 52
Phyllophaga schencklingi (Moser) Lachnosterna schencklingi Moser, 1918b: 163 Phyllophaga schenklingi (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) schenklingi (Moser); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga schizorhina (Bates) Lachnosterna schizorhina Bates, 1888: 202 Phyllophaga schizorhina (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) schizorhina (Bates); Solís and Morón, 1998: 24 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Phyllophaga schizorhinoides Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) schizorhinoides Morón, 2003a: 221 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Phyllophaga schneblei Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) schneblei Frey, 1975a: 208 Distribution: Colombia
Phyllophaga schusteriana Cano and Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) schusteriiana Cano and Morón, 2002: 356 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga schwarzi Chapin 125 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga schwarzi Chapin, 1932b: 184 Cnemarachis schwarzi (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga scissa (Bates) Lachnosterna scissa Bates, 1888: 202 Phyllophaga scissa (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) scissa (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga scitula (Horn) Lachnosterna scitula Horn, 1887b: 256 Phyllophaga scitula (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga scoparia (LeConte) Listrochelus scoparius LeConte, 1856: 264 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) scoparia (LeConte); Saylor, 1940d: 80 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga scuticeps (Bates) Listrochelus scuticeps Bates, 1888: 171 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) scuticeps (Bates); Saylor, 1940d: 94 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga segregans (Bates) Lachnosterna segregans Bates, 1888: 206 Phyllophaga segregans (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) segregans (Bates); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga senex (Horn) Listrochelus senex Horn, 1878: 148 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) senex (Horn); Saylor, 1940d: 115 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga senicula (Bates) Phytalus seniculus Bates, 1888: 181 Phyllophaga senicula (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) senicula (Bates); Morón, 1986: 213 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga sequoiana Saylor Phyllophaga sequoiana Saylor, 1936a: 2 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga sericata (Erichson) Anycylonycha sericata Erichson, 1848: 563 126 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga sericata (Erichson); Evans, 2003: 155 Distribution: French Guiana
Phyllophaga serrana Morón and Cano Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) serrana Morón and Cano, 2000: 240 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga serratipes Morón and Cano Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) serratipes Morón and Cano, 2000: 237 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga setidorsis (Bates) Lachnosterna setidorsis Bates, 1888: 200 Phyllophaga setidorsis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setidorsis (Bates); Sanderson, 1958: 172 Distribution: Costa Rica, México
Phyllophaga setifera (Burmeister) Ancylonycha setifera Burmeister, 1855: 335 Lachnosterna setifera (Burmeister); Bates, 1888: 198 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) setifera (Burmeister); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: Belize, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panama, United States, Venezuela
Phyllophaga siboneyensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga siboneyensis Garcia-Vidal, 1988: 103 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga signaticollis (Burmeister) Anyclonycha signaticollis Burmeister, 1855: 337 Phyllophaga signaticollis (Burmeister); Chapin, 1932b: 190 Cnemarachis signaticollis (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Synonym: Ancylonycha conflusa Jacquelin du Val, 1856: 131
Phyllophaga sinaloana Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) sinaloana Saylor, 1935h: 499 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sinicollis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sinicollis Saylor, 1943e: 265 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sinuaticeps (Moser) Lachnosterna sinuaticeps Moser, 1921c: 249 Phyllophaga sinuaticeps (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sinuaticeps (Moser); Morón, 1986: 203 127 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga skelleyi Woodruff and Beck Phyllophaga skelleyi Woodruff and Beck, 1989: 156 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga smithi (Arrow) Phytalus smithi Arrow, 1912: 455 Clemora smithi (Arrow); Saylor, 1942a: 160 Phyllophaga smithi (Arrow); Evans, 2003: 156 Distribution: Barbados, Trinidad [Mauritius]
Phyllophaga snowi Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) snowi Saylor, 1940d: 114 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga sociata (Horn) Listrochelus sociatus Horn, 1878: 146 Phyllophaga sociatus (Horn); Luginbill and Painter, 1953: 35 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga soctona Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) soctona Morón, 2000b: 37 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sodialis Reinhard Phyllophaga sodialis Reinhard: 1940: 4 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga solanophaga Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) solanophaga Morón, 1988: 57 Distribution: El Salvador
Phyllophaga solavegana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) solavegana Morón, 2000b: 55 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga solisiana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) solisiana Morón, 2003a: 259 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga sonora Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) sonora Saylor, 1939c: 167 (for Horn, 1885: 122) Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sonora Saylor; Sanderson, 1958: 166 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phytalus debilis Horn, 1885: 122 (not LeConte, 1856: 262)
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Phyllophaga soror Davis Phyllophaga soror Davis, 1920: 333 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga spaethi (Nonfried) Lachnosterna spaethi Nonfried, 1891: 265 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) spaethi (Nonfried); Saylor, 1943d: 133 Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga speculifera (Chevrolat) Ancylonycha speculifera Chevrolat, 1865: 27 Phyllophaga speculifera (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b: 196 Cnemarachis speculifera (Chevrolat); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga spinicola Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) spinicola Garcia-Vidal, 1984: 324 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga spinifemora Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) spinifemora Saylor, 1940e: 307 Cnemarachis spinifemora (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944; 223 Distribution: Jamaica
Phyllophaga spinitarsis (Moser) Lachnosterna spinitarsis Moser, 1921c: 253 Phyllophaga spinitarsis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) spinitarsis (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga spreta (Horn) Lachnosterna spreta Horn, 1887b: 250 Phyllophaga spreta (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga squamifera Frey Phyllophaga squamifera Frey, 1976a: 299 Distribution: Venezuela
Phyllophaga squamipilosa Saylor Phyllophaga (Tostegoptera) squamipilosa Saylor, 1936c: 280 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga stehlei Chalumeau Phyllophaga stehlei Chalumeau, 1985: 28 Distribution: St. Martin
Phyllophaga stipitalis (Blanchard) 129 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ancylonycha stipitalis Blanchard, 1851: 136 Phyllophaga stipitalis (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) stipitalis (Blanchard); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga stohleri Saylor Phyllophaga stohleri Saylor, 1938c: 130 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga straminea (Bates) Phytalus stramineus Bates, 1888: 183 Phyllophaga straminea (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaiga (Phytalus) striaminea (Bates); Morón, 1986: 200 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga sturmi (Bates) Lachnosterna sturmi Bates, 1888: 197 Phyllophaga sturmi (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sturmi (Bates); Morón, 1986: 195 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga stzotzilana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) stzotzilana Morón, 2001a: 178 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga submetallica (Bates) Lachnosterna submetallica Bates, 1888: 204 Phyllophaga submetallica (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submetallica (Bates); Morón, 1986: 242 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga submucida (LeConte) Lachnosterna submucida LeConte, 1856: 260 Phyllophaga submucida (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) submucida (LeConte); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga subnitida (Moser) Lachnosterna subnitida Moser, 1918a: 44 Phyllophaga subnitida (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Distribution: Venezuela
Phyllophaga subopaca (Moser) Lachnosterna subopaca Moser, 1918a: 45 Phyllophaga subopaca (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) subopaca (Moser); Frey 1975a: 206 Distribution: Venezuela, Trinidad
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Phyllophaga subpruinosa (Casey) Lachnosterna subpruinosa Casey, 1884: 38 Phyllophaga subpruinosa (Casey); Glasgow, 1916: 379 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga deanii Luginbill, 1928: 78
Phyllophaga subrugosa (Moser) Lachnosterna subrugosa Moser, 1924b: 155 Phyllophaga subrugosa (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) subrugosa (Moser); Morón, 1986: 205 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga subtonsa (LeConte) Lachnosterna subtonsa LeConte, 1856: 254 Phyllophaga subtonsa (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga suriana Morón Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) suriana Morón, 2002: 460 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga suttonana Reinhard Phyllophaga tristis suttonana Reinhard, 1939: 59 Phyllophaga suttonana Reinhard; Riley and Wolfe, 2003: 23 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga suturalis (Chevrolat) Ancylonycha suturalis Chevrolat, 1865: 29 Phyllophaga suturalis (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b: 200 Cnemarachis suturalis (Chevrolat); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) suturalis (Chevrolat); Woodruff, 1961; 12 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga sylvatica Sanderson Phyllophaga sylvatica Sanderson, 1942: 49 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga tajimaroana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tajimaroana Morón, 2000b: 57 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga talamancana Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) talamancana Morón and Solís, 2001: 22 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga tancitara Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tancitara Saylor, 1943a: 23 131 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tapantina Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tapantina Morón and Solís, 2001: 14 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga tarsalis (Schaeffer) Listrochelus tarsalis Schaeffer, 1908: 319 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) tarsalis (Schaeffer), Saylor, 1940c: 93 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga taxodii Langston Phyllophaga taxodii Langston, 1924: 449 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga tecta Cartwright Phyllophaga tecta Cartwright, 1944: 32 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga tegenara Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tegenara Saylor, 1935h: 496 Distribution: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga tegulicolis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tegulicolis Saylor, 1934: 49 Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga tejulpicas Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tejulpicas Saylor, 1943e: 264 Distribution: México, Panama
Phyllophaga tejupana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tejupana Morón, 2000b: 54 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga temascalis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) temascalis Saylor, 1941a: 26 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga temaxa Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) temaxa Saylor, 1940e: 314 (for Bates, 1889: 404) Distribution: Guatemala, México
Synonym: Lachnosterna parilis Bates, 1889: 404 (not Bates, 1888: 172)
Phyllophaga temescaltepeca Saylor Phyllophaga (Phytalus) temescaltepeca Saylor, 1934: 49 Distribution: México 132 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga temora Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) temora Saylor, 1943d: 135 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tenuipilis (Bates) Lachnosterna tenuipilis Bates, 1888: 202 Phyllophaga tenuipilis (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tenuipilis (Bates); Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Guatemala, México, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga teosinteophaga Morón and Rivera Phyllophaga (Phytalus) teosinteophaga Morón and Rivera, 1992: 84 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tepanana Saylor Phyllophaga tepanana Saylor, 1938f: 341 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tepanana Saylor; Cano and Morón, 1998: 14 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga terezinae Frey Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) terezinae Frey, 1965b: 147 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga terminalis (Saylor) Listrochelus terminalis Saylor, 1935g: 35 Phyllophaga terminalis (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) terminalis (Saylor); Morón, 1986: 266 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga testaceipennis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha testaceipennis Blanchard, 1851: 134 Lachnosterna testaceipennis (Blanchard); Bates, 1888: 195 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) testaceipennis (Blanchard); Saylor, 1943b: 106 Distribution: México, Guatemala, Panama
Phyllophaga tetracera Chapin Phyllophaga tetracera Chapin, 1932b: 193 Cnemarachis tetracera (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga tetraphylla (Moser) Lachnosterna tetraphylla Moser, 1918a: 65 Cnemarachis tetraphylla (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Phyllophaga tetraphylla (Moser); Chalumeau, 1985: 26 Distribution: Jamaica
Phyllophaga texensis Saylor 133 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) texensis Saylor, 1940c: 106 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga thoracica (Burmeister) Ancylonycha thoracica Burmeister, 1855: 332 Phyllophaga thoracica (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) thoracica (Burmeister); Frey, 1975a; 212 Distriburtion: Colombia, Venezuela
Phyllophaga tilarana Morón and Solís Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tilarana Morón and Solís, 2001: 12 Distriubtion: Costa Rica
Phyllophaga timida (Horn) Listrochelus timidus Horn, 1878: 146 Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) timida (Horn); Saylor, 1940c: 113 Distribution: México, United States
Phyllophaga tlanchinolensis Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) tlanchinolensis Morón, 2000b: 49 Distriubtion: México
Phyllophaga tojolabala Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tojolabala Morón, 1999: 378 Distriubtion: México
Phyllophaga toni Woodruff Phyllophaga toni Woodruff, 2005: 143 Distribution: Dominican Republic
Phyllophaga torta (LeConte) Lachnosterna torta LeConte, 1856: 239 Phyllophaga torta (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) torta (LeConte); Morón, 1986: 244 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna dampfi Arrow, 1933b: 148
Phyllophaga totonis Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) totonis Saylor, 1941d: 386 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga transversicollis (Moser) Lachnosterna transversicollis Moser, 1918a: 49 Phyllophaga transversicollis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) transversicollis (Moser); Frey, 1975a; 211 Distribution: Colombia
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Phyllophaga trichia (Bates) Lachnosterna trichia Bates, 1888: 200 Phyllophaga trichia (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) trichia (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Phyllophaga trichoderma (Moser) Lachnosterna trichoderma Moser, 1921c: 256 Phyllophaga trichoderma (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Distribution: Paraguay
Phyllophaga trichodes (Bates) Lachnosterna trichodes Bates, 1888: 178 Phyllophaga trichodes (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) trichodes (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 166 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) trichodes (Bates); Morón, 1986: 212 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Phytalus robustus Horn, 1885: 120 (not LeConte, 1856: 257)
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) sandersonia Saylor, 1939c: 161 (for Horn, 1885: 120)
Phyllophaga tridens (Bates) Lachnosterna tridens Bates, 1888: 187 Phyllophaga tridens (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tridens (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tridilonycha Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tridilonycha Saylor, 1943a: 27 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga trinitariensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga trinitariensis Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 306 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga tristis (Fabricius) Melolontha tristis Fabricius, 1781: 39 Trichestes tristis (Fabricius); Burmeister, 1855: 358 Lachnosterna tristis (Fabricius); LeConte, 1856: 260 Phyllophaga tristis (Fabricius); Glasgow, 1916: 370 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tristis (Fabricius); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Melolontha pilosicollis Knoch, 1801: 85 Trichesthes pilosicollis (Knoch); Blanchard, 1850: 141 Phyllophaga pilosicollis (Knoch); Evans, 2003: 165
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Phyllophaga triticophaga Morón and Salvadori Phyllophaga (Phytalus) triticophaga Morón and Salvadori, 1998: 370 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga trochanter Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) trochanter Saylor, 1940c: 78 (for Horn, 1885: 123) Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Listrochelus gracilis Horn, 1885: 123 (not Burmeister, 1855: 361)
Phyllophaga tsajumiana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tsajumiana Morón, 2001a: 184 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tuberculifrons (Chevrolat) Ancylonycha tuberculifrons Chevrolat, 1865: 23 Phyllophaga tuberculifrons (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b: 186 Cnemarachis tuberculifrons (Chevrolat); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga tumulosa (Bates) Chlaenobia tumulosa Bates, 1888: 168 Phyllophaga tumulosa (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) tumulosa (Bates); Morón, 1986: 209 Distribution: Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua
Phyllophaga tusa (Horn) Lachnosterna tusa Horn, 1887b: 290 Phyllophaga tusa (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga tuxtleca Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) tuxtleca Morón, 2003a: 237 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga tzintzontliana Morón Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) tzintzontliana Morón, 1992b: 18 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ueiacayoca Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) ueiacayoca Morón, 1992a: 121 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga ulkei (Smith) Lachnosterna ulkei Smith, 1889a: 94 Phyllophaga ulkei (Smith); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Distribution: United States
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Phyllophaga umbrosa (Erichson) Ancylonycha umbrosa Erichson, 1847a: 101 Phyllophaga umbrosa (Erichson); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) umbrosa (Erichson); Frey, 1975a: 203 Distribution: Peru
Phyllophaga uniformis (Blanchard) Ancylonycha uniformis Blanchard, 1851: 133 Lachnosterna uniformis (Blanchard); LeConte, 1856: 245 Phyllophaga uniformis (Blanchard); Glasgow, 1916: 371 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna carolina Fall, 1912: 43
Phyllophaga uruguayana (Saylor) Lachnosterna (Phytalus) uruguayana Saylor, 1935f: 206 Phyllophaga uruguayana (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) uruguayana (Saylor); Frey, 1975a: 226 Distribution: Uruguay
Phyllophaga valia Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) valia Saylor, 1940e: 113 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga vandinei Smyth Lachnosterna vandinei Smyth, 1917: 68 Cnemarachis vandinei (Smyth); Saylor, 1942a: 159 Phyllophaga vandinei (Smyth); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Synonym: Lachnosterna major Moser, 1918a: 59
Phyllophaga vandykei Saylor Phyllophaga vandykei Saylor, 1935g: 34 Distribution: Panama
Phyllophaga vazquezae Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vazquezae Morón, 1995: 5 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga vehemens (Horn) Lachnosterna vehemens Horn, 1887b: 244 Phyllophaga vehemens (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vehemens (Horn) Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga venodiola Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) venodiola Saylor, 1938e: 185 137 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Phyllophaga vermiculata Chapin Phyllophaga vermiculata Chapin, 1932b: 195 Cnemarachis vermiculata (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga verruciventris (Moser) Lachnosterna verruciventris Moser, 1918a: 21 Phyllophaga verruciventris (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) verruciventris (Moser); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga vestita (Moser) Phytalus vestitus Moser, 1918a: 70 Phyllophaga vestita (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) vestita (Moser); Frey, 1975a: 220 Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil
Phyllophaga vetula (Horn) Lachnosterna vetula Horn, 1887b: 274 Phyllophaga vetula (Horn); Glasgow, 1916: 373 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vetula (Horn); Sanderson, 1958: 165 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna longipilosa Bates, 1888: 209
Phyllophaga vexata unituberculata (Bates) Chlaenobia unituberculata Bates, 1889: 399 Chlaenobia vexatus unituberculata Bates; Chapin, 1935: 14 Phyllophaga vexatus unituberculata (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944; 227 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) vexatus unituberculata (Bates); Morón, 1986: 208 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga vexata vexata (Horn) Phytalus vexatus Horn, 1885: 121 Chlaenobia vexata (Horn); Chapin, 1935: 13 Phyllophaga vexata (Horn); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Chlaenobia) vexata (Horn); Morón, 1986: 208 Distribution: Guatemala, México, United States
Synonym: Phytalus cavifrons Linell, 1896: 729
Phyllophaga vicina (Moser) Lachnosterna vicina Moser, 1918a: 29 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vicina (Moser); Saylor, 1943d: 136 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
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Phyllophaga vilifrons (LeConte) Lachnosterna vilifrons LeConte, 1856: 255 Lachnosterna villifrons LeConte; Horn, 1887b; 263 Phyllophaga vilifrons (LeConte); Glasgow, 1916: 372. Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Lachnosterna hirticeps LeConte, 1856: 255
Phyllophaga villaclarensis Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga villaclarensis Garcia-Vidal, 1987: 302 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga vulpes (Arrow) Lachnosterna vulpes Arrow, 1913c: 463 Phyllophaga vulpes (Arrow); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) vulpecula [sic] (Arrow); Frey, 1975a: 217 Distribution: Brazil
Phyllophaga wickhami Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) wickami Saylor, 1940c: 107 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga wittkugeli (Nonfried) Lachnosterna wittkugeli Nonfried, 1891: 264 Phyllophagha wittkugeli (Nonfried); Blackwelder, 1944; 227 Distribution: Honduras
Phyllophaga wolcotti Saylor Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) wolcotti Saylor, 1940e: 307 Cnemarachis wolcotti (Saylor); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Phyllophaga woodruffi Warner and Morón Phyllophaga (Triodonyx) woodruffi Warner and Morón, 1992: 337 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga xanthe (Bates) Lachnosterna xanthe Bates, 1888: 189 Phyllophaga xanthe (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) xanthe (Bates); Morón, 1986: 202 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga xanthocoma (Bates) Phytalus xanthocomus Bates, 1888: 181 Phyllophaga xanthocoma (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Phytalus) xanthocoma (Bates); Morón, 1986: 213 Distribution: Guatemala, México
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Phyllophaga xerophila Saylor Phyllophaga xerophila Saylor, 1939b: 89 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga xkumuka Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) xkumuka Morón, 1999: 382 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga yaqui Saylor Phyllophaga (Listrochelus) yaqui Saylor, 1940e: 314 (for debilis Arrow, 1933b: 147) Distribution: México
Synonym: Listrochelus debilis Arrow, 1933b: 147 (not LeConte, 1856: 262) Phyllophaga debilis (Arrow); Evans, 2003: 170
Phyllophaga yaxbitana Morón Phyllophaga (Phytalus) yaxbitana Morón, 2000b: 39 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga yei Morón Phyllophaga (Chirodines) yei Morón, 1991: 402 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga yemasseei Cartwright Phyllophaga yemasseei Cartwright, 1944: 30 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga yoloxana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) yoloxana Morón, 2003a: 285 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga youngi Cartwright Phyllophaga youngi Cartwright, 1935: 102 Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) youngi Cartwright; Woodruff, 1961: 12 Distribution: Bahamas, United States
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) bahama Saylor, 1940e: 311
Phyllophaga yucana Saylor Phyllophaga yucana Saylor, 1937d: 321 (for Blanchard, 1851: 136) Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Ancylonycha sericata Blanchard, 1851: 136 (not Erichson, 1848: 563) Phyllophaga sericata (Blanchard); Blackwelder, 1944: 226 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) sericata (Blanchard); Frey, 1975a: 212
Phyllophaga yucateca (Bates) Lachnosterna yucateca Bates, 1889: 404 140 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Phyllophaga yucateca (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) yucateca (Bates); Morón, 1986: 204 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga yunqueana Chapin Phyllophaga yunqueana Chapin, 1935c: 70 Cnemarachis yunqueana (Chapin); Blackwelder, 1944: 223 Distribution: Puerto Rico
Phyllophaga zaragozana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) zaragozana Morón, 2003a: 227 Distribution: México
Phyllophaga zarcoana Morón Phyllophaga (Phyllophaga) zarcoana Morón, 2003a: 275 Distribution: Guatemala
Phyllophaga zavalana Reinhard Phyllophaga zavalana Reinhard, 1946: 69 Distribution: United States
Phyllophaga zayasi Garcia-Vidal Phyllophaga (Cnemarachis) zayasi, Garcia-Vidal, 1978: 10 Distribution: Cuba
Phyllophaga zunilensis (Bates) Chirodines zunilensis Bates, 1888: 169 Phyllophaga (Chirodines) zunilensis (Bates); Saylor, 1942; 162 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México
Genus PLECTRODES Horn Plectrodes Horn, 1867: 166. Type species Plectrodes pubescens Horn, by monotypy.
Plectrodes pubescens Horn Plectrodes pubescens Horn, 1867: 167 Distribution: United States
Genus POLYPHYLLA Harris Polyphylla Harris, 1841: 30. Type species Melolontha variolosa Hentz, by subsequent designation (Young, 1988: 21).
Synonym: Macronoxia Crotch, 1873: 61. Type species Melolontha occidentalis Linné, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 171)..
Synonym: Polylamina Hardy, 1974: 6. Type species Polyphylla pubescens Cartwright, by original designation.
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Polyphylla aeolus La Rue Polyphylla aeolus La Rue, 1998: 24 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla anteronivea Hardy Polyphylla anteronivea Hardy, 1978a: 2 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla arguta Casey Polyphylla arguta Casey, 1914: 338 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla avittata Hardy Polyphylla avittata Hardy, 1978a: 1 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla barbata Cazier Polyphylla barbata Cazier, 1938: 161 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla brownae Young Polyphylla brownae Young, 1986: 47 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla cavifrons LeConte Polyphylla cavifrons LeConte, 1854: 222 Distribution: México, United States
Polyphylla comes Casey Polyphylla comes Casey, 1914: 351 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla concurrens Casey Polyphylla concurrens Casey, 1889: 169 Distribution: Honduras
Polyphylla conspersa Burmester Polyphylla conspersa Burmester, 1855: 407 Distribution: México
Polyphylla crinita LeConte Polyphylla crinita LeConte, 1856: 230 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla crinita mystica Casey, 1914: 334
Synonym: Polyphylla incolumis Casey, 1914: 335 142 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Polyphylla ona Bloeker, 1939: 148
Synonym: Polyphylla pacifica Casey, 1895: 607
Synonym: Polyphylla ruficollis preversa Casey, 1914: 348
Synonym: Polyphylla santarosae Bloeker, 1939: 149
Polyphylla decemlineata (Say) Melolontha decemlineata Say, 1824: 246 Polyphylla decemlineata (Say): Burmeister, 1855: 407 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla comstockiana Bloeker, 1939: 150
Synonym: Polyphylla decemlineata laticauda Casey, 1914: 345
Synonym: Polyphylla decemlineata parilis Casey, 1914: 345
Synonym: Polyphylla decemlineata reducta Casey, 1914: 345
Synonym: Polyphylla matrona Casey, 1914: 349
Synonym: Polyphylla potosiana Casey, 1914: 349
Synonym: Polyphylla ruficollis Casey, 1914: 346
Synonym: Polyphylla ruficollis castanea Casey, 1914: 347
Synonym: Polyphylla ruficollis oregona Casey, 1914: 347
Synonym: Polyphylla squamotecta Casey, 1914: 343
Polyphylla devestiva Young Polyphylla devestiva Young, 1966: 233 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla diffracta Casey Polyphylla diffracta Casey, 1892: 18 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla adusta Casey, 1914: 331
Synonym: Polyphylla alleni Cazier, 1939b: 201
Synonym: Polyphylla diffracta arida Van Dyke, 1947: 161
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Synonym: Polyphylla fuscula Fall, 1908: 161
Synonym: Polyphylla laevicauda Casey, 1914: 338
Synonym: Polyphylla opposita Casey, 1914: 330
Synonym: Polyphylla uteana Tanner, 1928: 276
Polyphylla donaldsoni Skelley Polyphylla donaldsoni Skelley, 2005: 150 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla erratica Hardy Polyphylla erratica Hardy, 1978: 4 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla gracilis Horn Polyphylla gracilis Horn, 1881: 7 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla hammondi LeConte Polyphylla hammondi LeConte, 1856: 228 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla diffusa Casey, 1914: 329
Synonym: Polyphylla latifrons Casey, 1914: 339
Synonym: Polyphylla oblita Casey, 1914: 326
Synonym: Polyphylla oblita impigra Casey, 1914
Synonym: Polyphylla oklahomensis Hatch, 1926: 145
Synonym: Polyphylla pimalis Casey, 1914: 329
Synonym: Polyphylla proba Casey, 1914: 328
Synonym: Polyphylla rufescenta Tanner, 1928: 276
Synonym: Polyphylla sejuncta Casey, 1914: 328
Synonym: Polyphylla speciosa Casey, 1889: 168
Synonym: Polyphylla speciosa acomana Casey, 1914: 342
Synonym: Polyphylla squamicauda Casey, 1914: 324
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Synonym: Polyphylla squamicauda molesta Casey, 1914: 324
Synonym: Polyphylla subvittata LeConte, 1856: 229
Synonym: Polyphylla subvittata bisinuata Casey, 1914: 327
Synonym: Polyphylla verecunda Casey, 1914: 325
Polyphylla hirsuta Van Dyke Polyphylla hirsuta Van Dyke, 1933: 116 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla mescalerensis Young Polyphylla mescalerensis Young, 1988: 64 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla modulata Casey Polyphylla modulata Casey, 1914: 333 Polyphylla decemlineata modulata Casey; Cazier, 1939b: 202 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla monahansensis Hardy Polyphylla monohansensis Hardy, 1978: 7 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla multimaculata Hardy Polyphylla multimaculata Hardy, 1981: 300 Distribution: México
Polyphylla nigra Casey Polyphylla crinita nigra Casey, 1914: 334 Polyphylla nigra Casey: Young, 1988: 67 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla incolumis relicta Casey, 1914: 336
Synonym: Polyphylla incolumis robustula Casey, 1914: 336
Synonym: Polyphylla martini Bloeker, 1939: 150
Synonym: Polyphylla santacruzae Bloeker, 1939: 149
Polyphylla nubila Van Dyke Polyphylla nubila Van Dyke, 1947: 160 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla occidentalis (Linné) Scarabaeus occidentalis Linné, 1767: 555 145 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Melolontha occidentalis (Linné); Fabricius, 1775: 32 Polyphylla occidentalis (Linné); Burmeister, 1855: 408 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla petitii (Guérin-Méneville) Melolontha petitii Guérin-Méneville 1844a: 97 Polyphylla petitii Guérin-Méneville; Lacordaire, 1856: 293 Distribution: México, Nicaragua
Synonym: Polyphylla dubia Hatch, 1971: 477
Synonym: Melolontha leucogramma Blanchard, 1851: 161
Polyphylla pottsorum Hardy Polyphylla pottsorum Hardy, 1978: 6 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla pubescens Cartwright Polyphylla pubescens Cartwright, 1939: 362 Polylamina pubescens (Cartwright); Hardy, 1974: 6 Polyphylla pubescens Cartwright; Coca-Abia, 2000: 19 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla ratcliffei Young Polyphylla ratcliffei Young, 1986: 49 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla rugosipennis Casey Polyphylla rugosipennis Casey, 1914: 337 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Polyphylla peninsularis Van Dyke, 1943: 103
Polyphylla sobrina Casey Polyphylla sobrina Casey, 1914: 339 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla squamiventris Cazier Polyphylla squamiventris Cazier, 1939b: 199 Distribution: México, United States
Polyphylla stellata Young Polyphylla stellata Young, 1986: 50 Distribution: United States
Polyphylla variolosa (Hentz) Melolontha variolosa Hentz, 1830: 256 Polyphylla variolosa (Hentz); Harris, 1841: 30 146 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: United States
Polyphylla woodruffi Skelley Polyphylla woodruffi Skelley, 2005: 148 Distribution: United States
Genus THYCE LeConte Thyce LeConte, 1856: 232. Type species Thyce squamicollis LeConte, 1856, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Hardy, 1974: 23
Thyce deserta Hardy Thyce deserta Hardy, 1974: 23 Distribution: United States
Thyce squamicollis LeConte Thyce squamicollis LeConte, 1856: 232 Distribution: México, United States
Tribe DIPLOTAXINI Burmeister, 1855
Genus DIPLOTAXIS Kirby Diplotaxis Kirby, 1837: 129. Type species Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, by monotypy.
Synonym: Alobus LeConte, 1856: 273. Type species Alobus fulvus LeConte, by monotypy.
Synonym: Diazus LeConte, 1859: 9. Type species Diazus rudis LeConte, by monotypy.
Synonym: Orsonyx LeConte, 1856: 265. Type species Orsonyx anxius LeConte, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Blatchley, 1910: 954 (Indiana); Fall, 1909: 11 (United States); Vaurie, 1956: 2 (eastern United States); Vaurie, 1958: 282 (revision); 1960: 180 (revision); 1963: 69 (Baja California); Ritcher, 1966: 277 (larvae); Lago et al., 1979: 34 (North Dakota); Delgado, 1990: 69; Ratcliffe, 1991: 172 (Nebraska); Delgado and Rivera, 1992: 328 (puberea group); Delgado and Capistran, 1993: 268 (trapezifera group); Morón, 1994: 40 (Hidalgo); Harpootlian, 2001: 73 (South Carolina).
Diplotaxis abnormis Fall Diplotaxis abnormis Fall, 1909: 78 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis academia Vaurie Diplotaxis academia Vaurie, 1960: 242 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis aenea Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] aenea Blanchard, 1851: 172 Diplotaxis aenea Blanchard; Burmeister, 1855: 536 Distribution: México, United States 147 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Liogenys pauperata Burmeister, 1855: 16 Diplotaxis pauperata (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 179
Diplotaxis aequalis Cazier Diplotaxis aequalis Cazier, 1940c: 129 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis aereomicans Moser Diplotaxis aereomicans Moser, 1918d: 316 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis alphamartinezi Delgado Diplotaxis alphamartinezi Delgado, 1990: 63 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis alutacea Bates Diplotaxis alutacea Bates, 1889: 398 Distribution: Guatemala
Diplotaxis ambigua Fall Diplotaxis ambigua Fall, 1909: 66 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis amecameca Vaurie Diplotaxis amecameca Vaurie, 1960: 263 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis angularis LeConte Diplotaxis angularis LeConte, 1856: 268 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis producta Fall, 1932: 195
Diplotaxis angustula Moser Diplotaxis angustula Moser, 1918d: 299 Distribution: El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis anneae McCleve Diplotaxis anneae McCleve, 1993: 44 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis anthracina Fall Diplotaxis anthracina Fall, 1909: 71 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis anxius (LeConte) Orsonyx anxius LeConte, 1856: 266 148 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis anxius (LeConte); Fall, 1909: 70 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis arctifrons Bates Diplotaxis arctifrons Bates, 1888: 163 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis arizonica Schaeffer Diplotaxis arizonica Schaeffer, 1907: 63 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis assimilis Vaurie Diplotaxis assimilis Vaurie, 1960: 410 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis atlantis Fall Diplotaxis atlantis Fall, 1909: 44 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis nigra Cartwright, 1939: 361
Diplotaxis atramentaria Bates Diplotaxis atramentaria Bates, 1888: 163 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis atratula LeConte Diplotaxis atratula LeConte, 1856: 270 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis aulacochela Cazier Diplotaxis aulacochela Cazier, 1940c: 131 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis aurata Bates Diplotaxis aurata Bates, 1889: 398 Distribution: Guatemala
Diplotaxis aurora Wickham Diplotaxis aurora Wickham, 1914: 294 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Diplotaxis australis Vaurie Diplotaxis australis Vaurie, 1960: 310 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis bakeri Cazier Diplotaxis bakeri Cazier, 1940b: 139 149 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Synonym: Diplotaxis volatica Cazier, 1940b: 140
Diplotaxis barbarae Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis barbarae Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 13 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis basalis Fall Diplotaxis basalis Fall, 1909: 73 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis belfragei Fall Diplotaxis belfragei Fall, 1909: 43 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis belfragei sinuatua Fall, 1909: 44
Synonym: Diplotaxis cartwrighti Cazier, 1940b: 144
Synonym: Diplotaxis protensa Fall, 1932: 193
Synonym: Diplotaxis stabilis Cazier, 1940b: 145
Diplotaxis beyeri Schaeffer Diplotaxis beyeri Schaeffer, 1907: 66 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis bicolor Bates Diplotaxis trapezifera var. bicolor Bates, 1887: 159 Diplotaxis bicolor Bates; Vaurie, 1960: 215 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte Diplotaxis bidentata LeConte, 1856: 271 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis bifida Vaurie Diplotaxis bifida Vaurie, 1960: 249 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie Diplotaxis blanchardi Vaurie, 1956: 4 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis boops Bates Diplotaxis boops Bates, 1888: 165 Distribution: México, United States 150 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis bowditchi Fall Diplotaxis bowditchi Fall, 1909: 25 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis brachyptera Vaurie Diplotaxis brachyptera Vaurie, 1960: 257 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte Diplotaxis brevicollis LeConte, 1856: 267 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Ancylonycha nigropicea Walker, 1866: 322 Diplotaxis nigropicea (Walker); Evans, 2003: 183
Synonym: Diplotaxis transversicollis Moser, 1918d: 309
Diplotaxis brevicornis Cazier Diplotaxis brevicornis Cazier, 1940c: 136 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis brevidens LeConte Diplotaxis brevidens LeConte, 1856: 272 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis laeviscutata Moser, 1918d: 313
Diplotaxis brevipilosa Moser Diplotaxis brevipilosa Moser, 1918d: 302 Distribution: Guatemala
Diplotaxis brevisetosa Linell Diplotaxis brevisetosa Linell, 1896: 400 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis caelestis Delgado and Capistran Diplotaxis caelestis Delgado and Capistran, 1993: 269 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis carbonata LeConte Diplotaxis carbonata LeConte, 1856: 270 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis arcuata Fall, 1909: 75
Synonym: Diplotaxis levicula Casey, 1885a: 178
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Diplotaxis carinata Vaurie Diplotaxis carinata Vaurie, 1958: 373 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis carinifrons Bates Diplotaxis carinifrons Bates, 1889: 398 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis catarinas Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis catarinas Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 20 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis cavifrons Moser Diplotaxis cavifrons Moser, 1918d: 304 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis chiricahuae Fall Diplotaxis chiricahuae Fall, 1909: 86 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis circulans Vaurie Diplotaxis circulans Vaurie, 1960: 368 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis clypeata Bates Diplotaxis clypeata Bates, 1887: 157 Distribution: México
Synonym: Diplotaxis albosetosa Moser, 1921b: 180
Diplotaxis commixta Vaurie Diplotaxis commixta Vaurie, 1960: 339 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis completa Cazier Diplotaxis completa Cazier, 1940b: 141 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis concava Vaurie Diplotaxis concava Vaurie, 1960: 213 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis conformis Fall Diplotaxis conformis Fall, 1909: 34 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis confusa Fall Diplotaxis confusa Fall, 1909: 88 152 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Diplotaxis connata Schaeffer Diplotaxis connata Schaeffer, 1905: 158 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis consentanea Bates Diplotaxis trapezifera var. consentanea Bates, 1887: 159 Diplotaxis consentanea Bates; Vaurie, 1960: 228 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis contracta Bates Diplotaxis contracta Bates, 1888: 166 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis convexilabrum Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis convexilabrum Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 12 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis corbula Vaurie Diplotaxis corbula Vaurie, 1960: 400 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis coriacea Bates Diplotaxis coriacea Bates, 1888: 161 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis corrosa Bates Diplotaxis corrosa Bates, 1888: 161 Distribution: México
Synonym: Diplotaxis corrosa pachuana Bates, 1888: 161
Diplotaxis corvina LeConte Diplotaxis corvina LeConte, 1856: 272 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis costanera Vaurie Diplotaxis costanera Vaurie, 1958: 351 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis cribratella Bates Diplotaxis cribratella Bates, 1889: 399 Distribution: México
Synonym: Diplotaxis ennea Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 7
Diplotaxis cribraticollis Blanchard 153 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxys [sic] cribraticollis Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis cribraticollis Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1157 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis cribriceps Bates Diplotaxis cribriceps Bates, 1889: 398 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis cribulosa cribulosa LeConte Diplotaxis cribulosa LeConte, 1856: 270 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis popino Casey, 1885a: 179
Diplotaxis cribulosa sinaloa Vaurie Diplotaxis cribulosa sinaloa Vaurie, 1958: 331 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis crinigera Bates Diplotaxis crinigera Bates, 1888: 161 Distribution: El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis crucis Vaurie Diplotaxis crucis Vaurie, 1960: 229 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis curvaticeps Fall Diplotaxis curvaticeps Fall, 1909: 77 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis dahli Cazier Diplotaxis dahli Cazier, 1940a: 251 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis decima Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis decima Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 10 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis denigrata Bates Diplotaxis trapezifera var. denigrata Bates, 1889: 397 Diplotaxis denigrata Bates; Vaurie, 1960: 208 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, México
Diplotaxis dentella Fall Diplotaxis dentella Fall, 1909: 41 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis denticeps Bates 154 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis trapezifiera denticeps Bates 1887: 159 Diplotaxis denticeps Bates, Vaurie, 1958: 287 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis deserta Fall Diplotaxis deserta Fall, 1932b: 196 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis dissona Vaurie Diplotaxis dissona Vaurie, 1960: 234 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis dubia LeConte Diplotaxis dubia LeConte, 1856: 269 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis durango Vaurie Diplotaxis durango Vaurie, 1960: 248 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis elongata Vaurie Diplotaxis elongata Vaurie, 1960: 405 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis errans Fall Diplotaxis errans Fall, 1909: 84 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis ungula Cazier, 1940b: 137
Diplotaxis exstans Vaurie Diplotaxis exstans Vaurie, 1960: 335 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis femoralis Vaurie Diplotaxis femoralis Vaurie, 1960: 224 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis fimbriata Fall Diplotaxis fimbriata Fall, 1909: 56 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis arta Cazier, 1940b: 136
Diplotaxis fissilabris Fall Diplotaxis fissilabris Fall, 1909: 32 Distribution: México, United States
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Diplotaxis fissilis Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis fissilis Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 23 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis flexa Vaurie Diplotaxis flexa Vaurie, 1960: 239 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis fossifrons Moser Diplotaxis fossifrons Moser, 1918d: 314 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis fossipalpa Fall Diplotaxis fossipalpa Fall, 1909: 57 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis villosipes Fall, 1932: 193
Diplotaxis foveicollis Moser Diplotaxis foveicollis Moser, 1918d: 315 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis frondicola (Say) Melolontha frondicola Say, 1825: 198 Diplotaxis frondicola (Say); LeConte, 1856: 269 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis testacea Burmeister, 1855: 263
Diplotaxis fulva (LeConte) Alobus fulvus LeConte, 1856: 273 Diplotaxis fulva (LeConte); Fall, 1909: 80 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis geos McCleve Diplotaxis geos McCleve, 1993: 47 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis glabrimargo Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis glabrimargo Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 22 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis guatemalica Moser Diplotaxis guatemalica Moser, 1918d: 306 Distribution: Costa Rica, Guatemala
Diplotaxis hallei Vaurie Diplotaxis hallei Vaurie, 1958: 291 156 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Diplotaxis harperi Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] harperi Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis harperi (Blanchard); LeConte, 1856: 269 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis haydenii LeConte Diplotaxis haydenii LeConte, 1856: 272 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis impressifrons Cazier, 1940c: 127
Synonym: Diplotaxis innoxia LeConte, 1856: 273
Synonym: Diplotaxis levicoxa Fall, 1909: 39
Diplotaxis hebes Bates Diplotaxis hebes Bates, 1888: 164 Distribution: México
Synonym: Diplotaxis sericeiventris Moser, 1918d: 308
Diplotaxis hirsuta Vaurie Diplotaxis hirsuta Vaurie, 1958: 341 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis hirtipes Vaurie Diplotaxis hirtipes Vaurie, 1960: 204 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis icarus McCleve Diplotaxis icarus McCleve, 1993: 48 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis iguala Vaurie Diplotaxis iguala Vaurie, 1960: 251 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis illustris Fall Diplotaxis illustris Fall, 1909: 58 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis impar Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis impar Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 18 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis incisa Vaurie 157 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis incisa Vaurie, 1960: 221 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis incuria Fall Diplotaxis incuria Fall, 1932b: 196 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis indigena Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis indigena Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 6 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis ingenua Fall Diplotaxis ingenua Fall, 1909: 65 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis fusca Moser, 1918d: 312
Synonym: Diplotaxis futilis Fall, 1932: 194
Synonym: Diplotaxis rufocastanea Moser, 1918d: 307
Diplotaxis insignis LeConte Diplotaxis insignis LeConte, 1862: 346 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis falli Saylor, 1935b: 35
Diplotaxis jacala Vaurie Diplotaxis jacala Vaurie, 1958: 308 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis jamaicensis Cazier Diplotaxis jamaicensis Cazier, 1952: 3 Distribution: Jamaica
Diplotaxis jardeli Delgado and Rivera Diplotaxis jardeli Delgado and Rivera, 1992: 325 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis juquilensis Bates Diplotaxis juquilensis Bates, 1888: 162 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis knausii Schaeffer Diplotaxis knausii Schaeffer, 1907: 64 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis kuschei Vaurie 158 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis kuschei Vaurie, 1960: 337 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis laevivertex Bates Diplotaxis laevivertex Bates, 1889: 397 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis languida LeConte Diplotaxis languida LeConte, 1878: 402 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis latispina Vaurie Diplotaxis latispina Vaurie, 1960: 218 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis lengii Fall Diplotaxis lengii Fall, 1909: 74 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis levicosta Fall Diplotaxis levicosta Fall, 1909: 87 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis liberta (Germar) Melolontha liberta Germar, 1824: 123 Diplotaxis liberta (Germar); Fall, 1909: 46 Distribution: Martinique, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxys [sic] ebenina Blanchard, 1851: 170 Diplotaxis ebenina Blanchard; Burmeister, 1855: 262
Synonym: Diplotaxys [sic] georgiae Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis georgiae Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1157
Synonym: Melolontha moesta Say, 1825: 197 (not Germar, 1824) Diplotaxys [sic] moesta (Say); Blanchard, 1851: 170 Diplotaxis moesta (Say); Harold, 1869a: 1157
Diplotaxis macronycha Fall Diplotaxis macronycha Fall, 1909: 55 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis macrotarsus Vaurie Diplotaxis macrotarsus Vaurie, 1960: 219 Distribution: El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis magna Bates Diplotaxis magna Bates, 1888: 165 159 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis costulata Fall, 1909: 36
Synonym: Diplotaxis impressicollis Moser, 1918d: 309
Diplotaxis marginicollis Fall Diplotaxis marginicollis Fall, 1909: 67 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis marina Vaurie Diplotaxis marina Vaurie, 1960: 247 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis martinezi Delgado and Capistran Diplotaxis martinezi Delgado and Capistran, 1993: 267 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis mascula Vaurie Diplotaxis mascula Vaurie, 1960: 238 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis maura Fall Diplotaxis maura Fall; 1909: 72 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis maya Vaurie Diplotaxis maya Vaurie, 1958: 310 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis mediafusca Vaurie Diplotaxis mediafusca Vaurie, 1960: 203 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis megapleura Vaurie Diplotaxis megapleura Vaurie, 1959: 110 (nomen nudum) Diplotaxis megapleura Vaurie, 1960: 209 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis mentalis Fall Diplotaxis mentalis Fall, 1909: 33 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis metallescens Bates Diplotaxis metallescens Bates, 1888: 164 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis mexcala Vaurie 160 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis mexcala Vaurie, 1960: 341 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis microchele Vaurie Diplotaxis microchele Vaurie, 1960: 346 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis microtrichia Moser Diplotaxis microtrichia Moser, 1921b: 179 Diplotaxis microtichia Moser; Vaurie, 1958: 305 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis mima Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis mima Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 8 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis mimosae Fall Diplotaxis mimosae Fall, 1909: 22 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis misella Fall Diplotaxis misella Fall, 1909: 91 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis missionaria Vaurie Diplotaxis missionaria Vaurie, 1960: 311 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis mistura Vaurie Diplotaxis mistura Vaurie, 1960: 401 Distribution: El Salvador, Honduras, México
Diplotaxis moerens moerens LeConte Diplotaxis moerens LeConte, 1856: 268 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis moerens peninsularis Fall Diplotaxis peninsularis Fall, 1909: 70 Dipltoxis moerens peninsularis Fall; Vaurie, 1958: 323 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis monticola Delgado Diplotaxis monticola Delgado, 2001b: 139 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis muricata Schaeffer Diplotaxis muricata Schaeffer, 1907: 62 Distribution: México, United States 161 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Diplotaxis hispida Fall, 1909: 29
Synonym: Diplotaxis sparsesetosa Schaeffer, 1907: 63
Diplotaxis mus Fall Diplotaxis mus Fall, 1932: 192 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis nigriventris Bates Diplotaxis nigriventris Bates, 1887: 160 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis nitidicollis Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] nitidicollis Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis nitidicollis Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1157 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis obregon Vaurie Diplotaxis obregon Vaurie, 1958: 332 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis obscura LeConte Diplotaxis obscura LeConte, 1859: 9 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Ancylonycha consequens Walker, 1866: 322 Diplotaxis consequens (Walker); Evans, 2003: 196
Synonym: Diplotaxis obscura compacta Fall, 1909: 48
Synonym: Diplotaxis obscura prominens Fall, 1909: 47
Diplotaxis ohausi Moser Diplotaxis ohausi Moser, 1921b: 181 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México
Diplotaxis pacata LeConte Diplotaxis pacata LeConte, 1856: 272 Distribution: El Salvador, México, United States
Diplotaxis pala Vaurie Diplotaxis pala Vaurie, 1960: 222 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis parallela Fall Diplotaxis parallela Fall, 1909: 46 Distribution: United States 162 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Diplotaxis parkeri Cazier, 1940c: 133
Diplotaxis parpolita Vaurie Diplotaxis parpolita Vaurie, 1960: 238 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis parvicollis Fall Diplotaxis parvicollis Fall, 1909: 38 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis acononicus Cazier, 1940c: 131
Synonym: Diplotaxis labrata Moser, 1918d: 311
Diplotaxis parvula Burmeister Diplotaxis parvula Burmeister, 1855: 264 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis patyvaurieae Delgado Diplotaxis patyvaurieae Delgado, 1990: 67 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis persisae Cazier Diplotaxis persisae Cazier, 1940c: 133 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis pilifera (Burmeister) Liogenys pilifera Burmeister, 1855: 16 Diplotaxis pilifera (Burmeister); Bates, 1887: 157 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis pilipennis Moser Diplotaxis pilipennis Moser, 1918d: 300 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis pinalica Fall Diplotaxis pinalica Fall, 1932: 196 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis microps Cazier, 1940c: 134
Synonym: Diplotaxis recticanthus Cazier, 1940c: 135
Diplotaxis planidens Fall Diplotaxis planidens Fall, 1909: 65 Distribution: México, United States
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Diplotaxis polita Fall Diplotaxis polita Fall, 1909: 83 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis poropyge Bates Diplotaxis poropyge Bates, 1887: 160 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Panama
Synonym: Diplotaxis subrugosa Moser, 1918d: 297
Diplotaxis profunda Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis profunda Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 17 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis puberea (Bates) Liogenys pubereus Bates, 1887: 156 Diplotaxis puberea (Bates); Vaurie, 1958: 304 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis puberula LeConte Diplotaxis puberulus LeConte, 1863b: 76 Diplotaxis puberula LeConte; Harold, 1869a: 1158 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis villosa Fall, 1909: 26
Diplotaxis pubipes Schaeffer Diplotaxis pubipes Schaeffer, 1907: 65 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis pumila Fall Diplotaxis pumila Fall, 1909: 82 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis punctata LeConte Diplotaxis punctata LeConte, 1856: 270 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis acerba Fall, 1909: 64
Synonym: Diplotaxis fulgida Cazier, 1940c: 130
Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] punctatorugosa Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis punctatorugosa Blanchard; Burmeister, 1855: 263 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis densicollis Fall, 1909: 52 164 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Diplotaxis excavata LeConte, 1856: 267
Synonym: Diplotaxis frontalis LeConte, 1856: 268
Diplotaxis puncticeps Moser Diplotaxis puncticeps Moser, 1918d: 310 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis puncticollis Moser Diplotaxis puncticollis Moser, 1918d: 303 Distribution: El Salvador, Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis punctipennis LeConte Diplotaxis punctipennis LeConte, 1856: 268 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis punctulata Horn Diplotaxis punctulata Horn, 1894: 397 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis pygidialis Vaurie Diplotaxis pygidialis Vaurie, 1960: 320 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis residua Fall Diplotaxis residua Fall, 1909: 34 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis rex Vaurie Diplotaxis rex Vaurie, 1958: 378 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis rita Vaurie Diplotaxis rita Vaurie, 1958: 368 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Diplotaxis roberti Vaurie Diplotaxis roberti Vaurie, 1960: 223 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis rockefelleri Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis rockefelleri Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 5 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis rosae Vaurie and Cazier Diplotaxis rosae Vaurie and Cazier, 1955: 15 Distribution: México 165 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis rotunda Vaurie Diplotaxis rotunda Vaurie, 1960: 395 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis rudis (LeConte) Diazus rudis LeConte, 1859: 10 Diplotaxis rudis (LeConte); Vaurie, 1958: 379 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis rufa Linell Diplotaxis rufa Linell, 1896: 725 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis rufiola Fall Diplotaxis rufiola Fall, 1909: 63 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis fulva Robinson, 1946: 58 (not LeConte, 1856: 273)
Diplotaxis rufipes Moser Diplotaxis rufipes Moser, 1921b: 180 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis rugosifrons Moser Diplotaxis rugosifrons Moser, 1918d: 301 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis rugosipennis Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] rugosipennis Blanchard, 1851: 172 Diplotaxis rugosipennis Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1158 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis saltensis Vaurie Diplotaxis saltensis Vaurie, 1960: 233 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis saylori Cazier Diplotaxis saylori Cazier, 1940c: 128 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis schaefferi Fall Diplotaxis schaefferi Fall, 1909: 32 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis selanderi Vaurie Diplotaxis selanderi Vaurie, 1958: 354 Distribution: México 166 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis semifoveata Fall Diplotaxis semifoveata Fall, 1909: 38 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis sierrae Fall Diplotaxis sierrae Fall, 1909: 45 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis simillima Moser Diplotaxis simillima Moser, 1921b: 180 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] simplex Blanchard, 1851: 172 Diplotaxis simplex Blanchard; Harold, 1969a: 1157 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis cephalotes Fall, 1909: 67
Synonym: Diplotaxis sinuaticeps Bates, 1888: 162
Diplotaxis simplicipes Wickham Diplotaxis simplicipes Wickham, 1912: 25 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Diplotaxis sinuans Vaurie Diplotaxis sinuans Vaurie, 1960: 336 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis sonora Vaurie Diplotaxis sonora Vaurie, 1960: 217 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis sordida (Say) Melolontha sordida Say, 1825: 197 Diplotaxis sordida (Say); LeConte, 1856: 266 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis carbonaria Burmeister, 1855: 262
Synonym: Diplotaxis rugosioides Schaeffer, 1907: 61
Diplotaxis sparsa Vaurie Diplotaxis sparsa Vaurie, 1960: 245 Distribution: México
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Diplotaxis spina Vaurie Diplotaxis spina Vaurie, 1958: 307 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis squamisetis Delgado and Capistran Diplotaxis squamisetis Delgado and Capistran 1992: 578 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis statura Cazier Diplotaxis statura Cazier, 1940b: 143 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte Diplotaxis subangulata LeConte, 1856: 271 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis californica Schaeffer, 1907: 66
Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard Diplotaxys [sic] subcostata Blanchard, 1851: 171 Diplotaxis subcostata Blanchard; LeConte, 1856: 267 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis castanea Burmeister, 1855: 262
Diplotaxis subrugata Moser Diplotaxis subrugata Moser, 1918d: 298 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis sulcatula Fall Diplotaxis sulcatula Fall, 1909: 60 Distribution: México, United States
Diplotaxis superflua Vaurie Diplotaxis superflua Vaurie, 1960: 231 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis tarascana Vaurie Diplotaxis tarascana Vaurie, 1958: 352 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis tarsalis Schaeffer Diplotaxis tarsalis Schaeffer, 1907: 64 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis mexicana Moser, 1918d: 305
Diplotaxis tehuana Vaurie 168 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis tehuana Vaurie, 1960: 212 Distribution: México, Nicaragua
Diplotaxis tenebrosa Fall Diplotaxis tenebrosa Fall, 1909: 35 Distribution: Canada, United States
Diplotaxis tenuis LeConte Diplotaxis tenuis LeConte, 1856: 271 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis tepicana Moser Diplotaxis tepicana Moser, 1918d: 300 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis texana LeConte Diplotaxis texana LeConte, 1856: 268 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis thoracica Fall Diplotaxis thoracica Fall, 1909: 75 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis pinguescens Fall, 1909: 72
Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates Diplotaxis trapezifera Bates, 1887: 159 Distribution: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua
Diplotaxis trementina Fall Diplotaxis trementina Fall, 1909: 69 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis tristis Kirby Diplotaxis tristis Kirby, 1837: 130 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis corpulenta Burmeister, 1855: 263
Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte Diplotaxis truncatula LeConte, 1856: 269 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Diplotaxis consors LeConte, 1856: 269
Synonym: Diplotaxis morula LeConte, 1856: 270
Diplotaxis tumida Vaurie 169 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Diplotaxis tumida Vaurie, 1960: 227 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis turgidula Vaurie Diplotaxis turgidula Vaurie, 1960: 406 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis tzitzio Vaurie Diplotaxis tzitzio Vaurie, 1960: 338 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis ungulata Cazier Diplotaxis ungulatus Cazier, 1940c: 132 Diplotaxis ungulata Cazier; Vaurie, 1960: 384 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis urbana Vaurie Diplotaxis urbana Vaurie, 1960: 286 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis vandykei Vaurie Diplotaxis vandykei Vaurie, 1958: 382 Distribution: United States
Diplotaxis veracruzana Vaurie Diplotaxis veracruzana Vaurie, 1960: 404 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis xalapensis Delgado and Capistran Diplotaxis xalapensis Delgado and Capistran 1992: 574 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis yucateca Vaurie Diplotaxis yucateca Vaurie, 1960: 226 Distribution: Costa Rica, El Salvador, México
Diplotaxis zapoteca Vaurie Diplotaxis zapoteca Vaurie, 1958: 355 Distribution: México
Diplotaxis zeteki Vaurie Diplotaxis zeteki Vaurie, 1958: 311 Distribution: Panama
Genus HOMALOCHILUS Blanchard Homalochilus Blanchard, 1851: 172. Type species Homalochilus niger Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 206).
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Keys to species: Gutiérrez, 1952: 213
Homalochilus niger Blanchard Homalochilus niger Blanchard, 1851: 172 Distribution: Argentina
Homalochilus punctatostriatus Blanchard Homalochilus punctatostriatus Blanchard, 1851: 172 Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Astanea bicolor Ohaus, 1911a: 557
Genus HOMOLIOGENYS Gutiérrez Homoliogenys Gutiérrez, 1952: 216. Type species Liogenys tarsalis Moser, by original designation.
Homoliogenys tarsalis Moser Liogenys tarsalis Moser, 1921a: 54 Homoliogenys tarsalis (Moser); Gutiérrez, 1952: 216 Distribution: Brazil
Genus LIOGENYS Guérin-Méneville Liogenys Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3. Type species Melolontha palpalis Eschscholtz, by monotypy.
Synonym: Amphicrania Dejean, 1833: 163. Type species Melolontha palpalis Eschscholtz, by monotypy.
Synonym: Peritryssus Reitter, 1918: 77. Type species Peritryssus excisus Reitter by monotypy.
Keys to species: Gutiérrez , 1951: 132; Frey, 1969a: 38
Liogenys acutidens Moser Liogenys acutidens Moser, 1919b: 14 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys bicuspis Moser Liogenys bicuspis Moser, 1919b: 14 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys bidentata Burmeister Liogenys bidentata Burmeister, 1855: 13 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys bidenticeps Moser Liogenys bidenticeps Moser, 1919b: 13 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys bidentula Fairmaire 171 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Liogenys bidentulus Fairmaire, 1892: 243 Liogenys bidentula Fairmaire; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys bilobata Frey Liogenys bilobatus Frey, 1969a: 58 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys boliviensis Moser Liogenys boliviensis Moser, 1919b: 11 Distribution: Bolivia
Liogenys calcarata Frey Liogenys calcaratus Frey, 1970b: 283 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys cartwrighti Frey Liogenys cartwrighti Frey, 1969a: 57 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys concolor Blanchard Liogenys concolor Blanchard, 1851: 167 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys corumbana Moser Liogenys corumbanus Moser, 1921b: 139 Liogenys corumbana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys densata Frey Liogenys densatus Frey, 1969a: 52 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys densicollis Moser Liogenys densicollis Moser, 1921b: 140 Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Liogenys cribricollis Moser, 1921b: 140 Liogenys densicollis var. cribricollis Moser; Frey, 1969a: 38
Liogenys denticeps Blanchard Liogenys denticeps Blanchard, 1851: 167 Distribution: Bolivia
Liogenys denticulata Moser Liogenys denticulatus Moser, 1918b: 98 Liogenys denticulata Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina 172 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Liogenys diodon Burmeister Liogenys diodon Burmeister, 1855: 15 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Liogenys caviceps Frey, 1964c: 692
Liogenys elegans Nonfried Liogenis [sic] elegans Nonfried, 1891: 262 Liogenys elegans Nonfried; Moser, 1921b: 140 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Liogenys brasiliensis Moser, 1919b: 12
Liogenys excisa Reitter Peritryssus excisus Reitter, 1918: 77 Liogenys excisus (Reitter); Keith and Lacroix, 2003: 48 Liogenys excisa (Reitter); Keith, 2004: 154 Distribution: Neotropical (adventive in Sicile)
Liogenys ferrugata (Mannerheim) Geniates ferrugatus Mannerheim, 1829: 62 Liogenys ferrugata (Mannerheim); Ohaus, 1917: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys flaveola Moser Liogenys flaveolus Moser, 1924a: 122 Liogenys flaveola Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys flavicollis Frey Liogenys flavicollis Frey, 1964c: 693 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys flavida Moser Liogenys flavidus Moser, 1918b: 106 Liogenys flavida Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys forcipata Frey Liogenys forcipatus Frey, 1970b: 282 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys forsteri Frey Liogenys forsteri Frey, 1975c: 260 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys fulvescens Blanchard 173 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Liogenys fulvescens Blanchard, 1851: 167 Distribution: Uruguay
Liogenys fusca Blanchard Liogenys fuscus Blanchard, 1851: 168 Liogenys fusca Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
Synonym: Liogenys argentinus Moser, 1918b: 97 Liogenys argentina Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227
Synonym: Liogenys cuyabanus Moser, 1919b: 12 Liogenys cuyabana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Liogenys cuyabanis [sic] Moser; Frey, 1969a: 55
Liogenys gebieni Moser Liogenys gebieni Moser, 1921b: 140 Distribution: Colombia
Liogenys grandis Philippi and Philippi Liogenys grandis Philippi and Philippi, 1864: 322 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys hirtipennis Frey Liogenys hirtipennis Frey, 1969a: 53 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys hirta Gutiérrez Liogenys hirtus Gutiérrez, 1951: 139 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys kadleci Frey Liogenys kadleci Frey, 1970b: 281 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys kuntzeni Moser Liogenys kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 139 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys laminiceps Moser Liogenys laminiceps Moser, 1919b: 16 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys latipalpa Moser Liogenys latipalpus Moser, 1919b: 10 Distribution: Bolivia
Liogenys latitarsis Moser 174 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Liogenys latitarsis Moser, 1918b: 99 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys leechi Frey Liogenys leechi Frey, 1967b: 419 Distribution: Peru
Liogenys macropelma Bates Liogenys macropelma Bates, 1887: 155 Distribution: Panama
Liogenys mendozana incisa Frey Liogenys mendozanus incisus Frey, 1969a: 52 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys mendozana mendozana Moser Liogenys mendozana Moser, 1918b: 102 Liogenys mendozanus Moser; Frey, 1969a: 38 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys micropyga Burmeister Liogenys micropyga Burmeister, 1855: 15 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys minuta Moser Liogenys minutus Moser, 1924a: 122 Liogenys minuta Moser; Blackwelder, 1944; 227 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys morio Burmeister Liogenys morio Burmeister, 1855: 16 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys moseri Frey Liogenys moseri Frey, 1969a: 60 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys nigrofusca Moser Liogenys nigrofuscus Moser, 1918b: 103 Liogenys nigrofusca Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Liogenys longicrus Moser, 1918b: 100
Liogenys obesa Burmeister Liogenys obesa Burmeister, 1855: 15 Distribution: Brazil
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Liogenys obesina Frey Liogenys obesinus Frey, 1969a: 59 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys obesula Gutiérrez Liogenys obesulus Gutiérrez , 1951: 135 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys obscura Blanchard Liogenys obscurus Blanchard, 1851: 167 Liogenys obscura Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Liogenys bruchi Moser, 1924a: 122
Liogenys opacicollis Fairmaire Liogenys opacicollis Fairmaire, 1892: 243 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys opacipennis Frey Liogenys opacipennis Frey, 1969a: 58 Distribution: Bolivia
Liogenys opthalmica Frey Liogenys opthalmicus Frey, 1973a: 256 Distribution: Paraguay
Liogenys pallens Blanchard Liogenys pallens Blanchard, 1851: 167 Distribution: Argentina, Uruguay
Liogenys pallidicornis Blanchard Liogenys pallidicornis Blanchard, 1851: 167 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys palpalis (Eschscholtz) Melolontha palpalis Eschscholtz, 1822: 17 Liogenys palpalis (Eschscholtz); Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 85 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Liogenys castaneus Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl.3
Synonym: Liogenys reichei Germain, 1903b: 51
Liogenys parallela Frey Liogenys parallelus Frey, 1965b: 144 Distribution: Bolivia
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Liogenys parva Blanchard Liogenys parvus Blanchard, 1851: 168 Liogenys parva Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Argentina, Uruguay
Liogenys penai Gutiérrez Liogenys peñai Gutiérrez, 1951:141 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys peritryssoidea Keith Liogenys peritryssoidea Keith, 2004: 195 (for Moser, 1919: 15) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Liogenys excisus Moser, 1919b: 15 (not Reitter, 1918: 78) Liogenys excisa Moser; Blackwelder, 1944; 227
Liogenys pilosipennis Moser Liogenys pilosipennis Moser, 1918b: 101 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys puberea cuprascens Bates Liogenys puberea var. cuprascens Bates, 1887: 156 Distribution: México
Liogenys puberea puberea Bates Liogenys pubereus Bates, 1887: 155 Liogenys puberea Bates; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: México
Liogenys pubisternis Bates Liogenys pubisternis Bates, 1887: 155 Distribution: México
Liogenys punctaticollis (Blanchard) Hilarianus punctaticollis Blanchard, 1851: 169 Liogenys punctaticollis (Blanchard); Frey, 1974: 331 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Liogenys palmata Burmeister, 1855: 13 Liogenys palmatus Burmeister; Frey, 1974f: 331
Synonym: Liogenys tibialis Moser, 1918b: 107
Liogenys quadridens (Fabricius) Melolontha quadridens Fabricius, 1798: 131 Liogenys quadridens (Fabricius); Burmeister, 1855: 14 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela
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Liogenys quadridentata Blanchard Liogenys quadridentatus Blanchard, 1851: 168 Liogenys quadridentata Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 Distribution: Uruguay
Liogenys rufocastanea Moser Liogenys rufocastaneus Moser, 1918b: 103 Liogenys rufocastanea Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Liogenys rufoflava Moser Liogenys rufoflavus Moser, 1918b: 105 Liogenys rufoflava Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys rugosicollis Frey Liogenys rugosicollis Frey, 1969a: 63 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys sanctaecrucis Blanchard Liogenys santae-crucis [sic] Blanchard, 1851: 167 Liogenys sanctae crucis Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1140 Liogenys sanctae-crucis Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Liogenys sanctaecrucis Blanchard; Frey, 1969a: 37 Distribution: Bolivia
Liogenys seabrai Martínez Liogenys seabrai Martínez, 1957: 51 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys sinuaticeps Moser Liogenys sinuaticeps Moser, 1918b: 104 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys spiniventris Moser Liogenys spiniventris Moser, 1918b: 108 Distribution: Brazil
Liogenys suturalis (Blanchard) Hilarianus suturalis Blanchard, 1851: 169 Liogenys suturalis (Blanchard); Frey, 1969a: 54 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil
Liogenys testaceipennis Moser Liogenys testaceipennis Moser, 1918b: 109 Distribution: Brazil
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Liogenys unicolor Evans, 2003 (for Blanchard, 1851: 170) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Hilarianus concolor Blanchard, 1851: 170 Liogenys concolor (Blanchard); Frey, 1974f: 331 (not Blanchard, 1851: 167)
Liogenys vicina Frey Liogenys vicinus Frey, 1969a: 62 Distribution: Argentina
Liogenys wagenknechti Gutiérrez Liogenys wagenknechti Gutiérrez, 1951: 137 Distribution: Chile
Liogenys xanthocera Harold Liogenys xanthocerus Harold, 1869b: 123 (for Blanchard, 1851: 168) Liogenys xanthocera Harold; Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Liogenys pallidicornis Blanchard, 1851: 168 (not Blanchard, 1851: 167)
Liogenys zischkai Frey Liogenys zischkai Frey, 1965b: 146 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus PACHRODEMA Blanchard Pachrodema Blanchard, 1851: 168. Type species Pachrodema castanea Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 215).
Pachrodema abnormis Moser Pachrodema abnormis Moser, 1918d: 324 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema castanea Blanchard Pachrodema castanea Blanchard, 1851: 168 Distribution: Chile
Pachrodema cuprascens Burmeister Pachrodema cuprascens Burmeister, 1855: 260 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema flaveola Moser Pachrodema flaveola Moser, 1918d: 322 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema lucida Berg Pachrodema lucida Berg, 1881: 100 Distribution: Argentina 179 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Pachrodema picea Nonfried Pachrodema picea Nonfried, 1894: 115 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema piceola Moser Pachrodema piceola Moser, 1918d: 322 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema pruinosa Moser Pachrodema pruinosa Moser, 1918d: 323 Distribution: Argentina
Pachrodema substriata Blanchard Pachrodema substriata Blanchard, 1851: 169 Distribution: Argentina
Genus PACUVIA Curtis Pacuvia Curtis, 1845: 453. Type species Pacuvia castanea Curtis, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Gutiérrez, 1951: 143
Pacuvia castanea Curtis Pacuvia castanea Curtis, 1845: 453 Liogenys castaneus (Curtis); Philippi, 1887: 688 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Liogenys gayanus Solier, 1851: 100
Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez Pacuvia philippiana Gutiérrez, 1951: 144 Distribution: Chile
Genus PSEUDODIPLOTAXIS Nonfried Pseudodiplotaxis Nonfried, 1894: 117. Type species Pseudodiplotaxis albosetosa Nonfried, by monotypy.
Pseudodiplotaxis albosetosa Nonfried Pseudodiplotaxis albosetosa Nonfried, 1894: 118 Distribution: Brazil
Tribe PACHYDEMINI Reitter, 1902
Keys to genera: Martínez, 1958: 100; 1975: 228.
Genus ACYCLOCHILUS Ohaus Acyclochilus Ohaus, 1909: 433. Type species Acylochilus strumosus Ohaus, by subsequent designation (Martínez, 1975: 243). 180 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Subgenus: Acylochoides Martínez, 1975: 231 (as subgenus). Type species Acylochilus persimilis Martínez, by original designation.
Acyclochilus assimilis Ohaus Acyclochilus assimilis Ohaus, 1910: 177 Acyclochilus (Acyclochilus) assimilis Ohaus; Martínez, 1975: 244 Distribution: Argentina
Acyclochilus curvidens Ohaus Acyclochilus curvidens Ohaus, 1910: 177 Acyclochilus (Acyclochilus) curvidens Ohaus; Martínez, 1975: 244 Distribution: Argentina
Acyclochilus ottianus Ohaus Acyclochilus ottianus Ohaus, 1909: 435 Acyclochilus (Acyclochilus) ottianus Ohaus; Martínez, 1975: 244 Distribution: Argentina
Acyclochilus persimilis Martínez Acyclochilus persimilis Martínez, 1959b: 61 Acyclochilus (Acyclochoides) persimilis Martínez; Martínez, 1975: 233 Distribution: Argentina
Acyclochilus strumosus Ohaus Acyclochilus strumosus Ohaus, 1909: 434 Acyclochilus (Acyclochilus) strumosus Ohaus; Martínez, 1975: 244 Distribution: Argentina
Genus ANAHI Martínez Anahi Martínez, 1958: 102. Type species Anahi guaraniticus Martínez, by original designation.
Anahi guaraniticus Martínez Anahi guaraniticus Martínez, 1958: 106 Distribution: Paraguay
Genus WARWICKIA Smith and Evans Warwickia Smith and Evans, 2005: 42. Type species Benedictia pilosa Sanderson, by original designation.
Synonym: Benedictia Sanderson, 1939a: 1 (not Dybowski, 1875: 4 [Mollusca]). Type species Benedictia pilosa Sanderson, by original designation.
Warwickia pilosa Sanderson Benedictia pilosa Sanderson, 1939a: 2 Warwickia pilosa (Sanderson); Smith & Evans, 2005: 42 Distribution: México, United States
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Genus BURMEISTERIELLUS Berg Burmeisteriellus Berg, 1898: 17. Type species Burmeisteria mirablilis Schickendantz, by monotypy.
Synonym: Burmeisteria Schickendantz, 1868: 101 (not Gray, 1865)
Burmeisteriellus mirabilis (Schickendantz) Burmeisteria mirabilis Schickendantz, 1868: 102 Burmeisteriellus mirabilis (Schickendantz); Berg, 1898: 17 Distribution: Argentina
Genus CASTANOCHILUS Ohaus Castanochilus Ohaus, 1909: 436. Type species Castanochilus bruchianus Ohaus, by monotypy.
Castanochilus bruchianus Ohaus Castanochilus bruchianus Ohaus, 1909: 436 Distribution: Argentina
Genus FAARGIA Martínez Faargia Martínez, 1982: 89. Type species Myloxena gentilii Martínez, by original designation.
Faargia gentillii (Martínez) Myloxena gentillii Martínez, 1975: 239 Faargia gentillii (Martínez); Martínez, 1982: 91 Distributon: Argentina
Genus LEURETRA Erichson Leuretra Erichson, 1847a: 100. Type species Leuretra pectoralis Erichson, by monotypy.
Leuretra pectoralis Erichson Leuretra pectoralis Erichson, 1847a: 101 Distribution: ?Chile, Peru
Genus LICHNIOPS Gutiérrez Lichniops Gutiérrez, 1946b: 49. Type species Lichniops barberoi Gutiérrez , by original designation.
Lichniops barberoi Gutiérrez Lichniops barberoi Gutiérrez, 1946b: 50 Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
Genus LICHNIOPSOIDES Martínez Lichniopsoides Martínez, 1953: 3. Type species Lichniopsoides breyeri Martínez, by original designation.
Lichniopsoides breyeri Martínez Lichniopsoides breyeri Martínez, 1953: 3 Distribution: Argentina
Genus LONGICRURA Frey 182 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Longicrura Frey, 1974c: 139. Type species Longicrura fusca, by monotypy.
Longicrura fusca Frey Longicrura fusca Frey, 1974c: 139 Distribution: Brazil
Genus LUISPENAIA Martínez Luispenaia Martínez, 1972a:86. Type species Luispenaia paradoxa Martínez, by original designation.
Luispenaia paradoxa Martínez Luispenaia paradoxa Martínez, 1972a: 89 Distribution: Chile
Genus MADINIELLA Chalumeau and Gruner Madiniella Chalumeau and Gruner, 1976: 102. Type species Madiniella christinae Chalumeau and Gruner, by original designation.
Madiniella christinae Chalumeau and Gruner Madiniella christinae Chalumeau and Gruner,1976: 102 Distribution: Martinique
Genus MYLOXENA Berg Myloxena Berg, 1881: 100. Type species Myloxena vestita Berg, by monotypy.
Myloxena bruchiana Ohaus Myloxena bruchiana Ohaus, 1909: 440 Distribution: Argentina
Myloxena patagonica Ohaus Myloxena patagonica Ohaus, 1909: 440 Distribution: Argentina
Myloxena vestita Berg Myloxena vestita Berg, 1881: 100 Distribution: Argentina
Myloxena vicina Moser Myloxena vicina Moser, 1926: 207 Distribution: Argentina
Genus MYLOXENOIDES Martínez Myloxenoides Martínez, 1975: 233. Type species Myloxenoides tandilensis Martínez, by original designation.
Myloxenoides tandilensis Martínez Myloxenoides tandilensis Martínez, 1975: 235 Distribution: Argentina
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Genus NEOGUTIERREZIA Martínez Neogutierrezia Martínez, 1953: 2. Type species Neogutierrezia mirablis Martínez, by original designation.
Keys to species: Martínez, 1973: 30
Neogutierrezia araucana Martínez Neoguttierrezia araucana Martínez, 1973: 36 Distribution: Argentina
Neogutierrezia miriabilis affinis Martínez Neoguttierrezia miriablis affinis Martínez, 1973: 35 Distribution: Argentina
Neogutierrezia miriablis miriablis Martínez Neoguttierrezia miriablis Martínez, 1953: 2 Neoguttierrezia miriablis miriablis Martínez; Martínez, 1973: 31 Distribution: Argentina
Genus PARAPETIIA Martínez Parapetiia Martínez, 1961: 1. Type species Parapetiia camba Martínez, by original designation.
Parapetiia camba Martínez Parapetiia camba Martínez, 1961: 4 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus PENTACORYNA Moser Pentacoryna Moser, 1926: 207. Type species Pentacoryna bruchi Moser, by monotypy.
Pentacoryna bruchi Moser Pentacoryna bruchi Moser, 1926: 208 Distribution: Argentina
Genus PHOBETUS LeConte Phobetus LeConte, 1856: 227. Type species Phobetus comatus LeConte, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Barrett, 1935: 52; Cazier, 1937b: 81; Hardy, 1978b: 51.
Phobetus chearyi Hardy Phobetus chearyi Hardy, 1973: 128 Distribution: México
Phobetus ciliatus Barrett Phobetus ciliatus Barrett, 1935: 51 Distribution: United States
Phobetus comatus LeConte Phobetus comatus LeConte, 1856: 227 184 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Tryssus comatus (LeConte); LeConte, 1857:38 Phobetus comatus LeConte; LeConte, 1862: 140 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Phobetus centralis Casey, 1909: 282 Phobetus comatus var. centralis Casey; Cazier, 1937b: 83
Synonym:Phobetus comatus robinsoni Saylor, 1939a: 54
Synonym:Phobetus sloopi Barrett, 1933: 130 Phobetus comatus var. sloopi Barrett; Cazier, 1937b: 83
Synonym:Phobetus leachi Barrett, 1935: 51
Phobetus desertus Blom and Clark Phobetus desertus Blom and Clark, 1984: 305 Distribution: México
Phobetus humeralis Cazier Phobetus humeralis Cazier, 1937b: 85 Distribution: United States
Phobetus mojavus Barrett Phobetus mojavus Barrett, 1933: 130 Distribution: United States
Phobetus palpalis Saylor Phobetus palpalis Saylor, 1936b: 1 Distribution: United States
Phobetus panamintensis Hardy Phobetus panamintensis Hardy, 1978b: 50 Distribution: United States
Phobetus saylori Cazier Phobetus saylori Cazier, 1937a: 116 Distribution: United States
Phobetus sleeperi Hardy Phobetus sleeperi Hardy, 1978b: 50 Distribution: México
Phobetus testaceus LeConte, 1862: 346 Phobetus testaceus LeConte, 1862: 346 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Rhizotrogus collactus Walker, 1866: 321
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Genus PSEUDOLIOGENYS Moser Pseudoliogenys Moser, 1919c: 358. Type species Pseudoliogenys flavidus Moser, by monotypy.
Pseudoliogenys flavidus Moser Pseudoliogenys flavidus Moser, 1919c: 359 Distribution: Argentina
Genus PTYOPHIS Redtenbacher Ptyophis Redtenbacher, 1868: 69. Type species Ptyophis macrophylla Redtenbacher, by monotypy.
Synonym: Tetraphyllus Philippi, 1864: 448 (preoccupied). Type species Tetraphyllus paulseni Philippi, by monotypy.
Ptyophis paulseni (Philippi) Tetraphyllus paulseni Philippi, 1864: 448 Ptyophis paulseni (Philippi); Gutiérrez, 1950: 276 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Ptyophis macrophylla Redtenbacher, 1868: 70
Tribe MACRODACTYLINI Burmeister, 1855 Dichelonyciini LeConte and Horn, 1883
Genus AGAOCNEMIS Moser Agaocnemis Moser, 1918b: 115. Type species Agaocnemis pruina Moser, by monotypy.
Agaocnemis pruina Moser Agaocnemis pruina Moser, 1918b: 116 Distribution: Brazil
Genus ALVARINUS Blanchard Alvarinus Blanchard, 1850: 123. Type species Alvarinus hilarii Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 224).
Alvarinus hilarii Blanchard Alvarinus hilarii Blanchard, 1850: 123 Distribution: Brazil
Alvarinus pallidipennis Blanchard Alvarinus pallidipennis Blanchard, 1850: 123 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris rectangula Frey, 1967a: 40
Alvarinus submetallicus Blanchard Alvarinus submetallicus Blanchard, 1850: 123 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil
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Synonym: Philochloenia chalcea Burmeister, 1855: 30 Plectris chalcea Burmeister; Frey, 1967a: 84
Alvarinus subsericeus Blanchard Alvarinus subsericeus Blanchard, 1850: 123 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus ANCISTROSOMA Curtis Ancistrosoma Curtis, 1835: 307. Type species Ancistrosoma klugii Curtis, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Arrow, 1913b: 425
Ancistrosoma argentinum Moser Ancistrosoma argentinum Moser, 1921b: 179 Distribution: Argentina
Ancistrosoma arrowi Ley Ancistrosoma arrowi Ley, 1923: 222 Distribution: Colombia
Ancistrosoma blanchardi Sallé Ancistrosoma blanchardi Sallé, 1886: 465 Distribution: Venezuela
Ancistrosoma buckleyi Sallé Ancistrosoma buckleyi Sallé, 1887: CXXVII Distribution: Venezuela
Ancistrosoma farinosum Sallé Ancystrosoma farinosum Sallé, 1849: 300 Ancistrosoma farinosa [sic] Sallé; Blanchard, 1850: 124 Distribution: Venezuela
Ancistrosoma flavovittatum Blanchard Ancistrosoma flavovittata Blanchard, 1850: 124 Ancistrosoma flavovittatum Blanchard; Harold, 1869a: 1155 Distribution: Colombia
Ancistrosoma hilare Arrow Ancistrosoma hilare Arrow, 1913b: 427 Distribution: Colombia, Peru
Ancistrosoma intermedium Arrow Ancistrosoma intermedium Arrow, 1913b: 426 Ancistrosoma intermedia [sic] Arrow; Blackwelder, 1944: 234 Distribution: Peru
Ancistrosoma klugii Curtis 187 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ancistrosoma klugii Curtis, 1835: 308 Ancistrosoma klugi Curtis; Harold, 1869a: 1155 Distribution: Peru
Ancistrosoma melolonthoides Sallé Ancistrosoma melolontoides Sallé, 1886: 468 Ancistrosoma melolonthoides Sallé; Dalla Torre, 1913: 338 Distribution: Venezuela
Ancistrosoma reductum Frey Ancystrosoma [sic] reductum Frey, 1964a: 132 Distribution: Peru
Ancistrosoma rufipes (Latreille) Melolontha rufipes Latreille, 1813: 94 Ancistrosoma rufipes (Latreille); Blanchard, 1850: 124 Distribution: Colombia
Ancistrosoma tobagoensis Arrow Ancistrosoma tobagoensis Arrow, 1913b: 428 Distribution: Tobago
Ancistrosoma trinitatis Arrow Ancistrosoma trinitatis Arrow, 1913b: 429 Distribution: Trinidad
Ancistrosoma vittigerum Erichson Ancistrosoma vittigera Erichson, 1847a: 103 Ancistrosoma vittigerum Erichson; Sallé, 1886: 466 Distribution: Ecuador
Genus ANOMALOCHILUS Blanchard Anomalochilus Blanchard, 1850: 123. Type species Anomalochilus singularis Blanchard, by monotypy.
Anomalochilus pilosellus Moser Anomalochilus pilosellus Moser, 1919b: 41 Distribution: Brazil
Anomalochilus singularis Blanchard Anomalochilus singularis Blanchard, 1850: 123 Distribution: Brazil
Genus ANOMONYX Saylor Anomonyx Saylor, 1940b: 46. Type species Anomalonyx uruguayensis Moser, by monotypy.
Synonym: Anomalonyx Moser, 1921b: 156 (preoccupied). Type species Anomalonyx uruguayensis Moser, by monotypy. 188 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Anomonyx uruguayensis (Moser) Anomalonyx uruguayensis Moser, 1921b: 156 Anomonyx uruguayensis (Moser); Saylor, 1940b: 46 Distribution: Uruguay
Genus ANOPLOSIAGUM Blanchard Anoplosiagum Blanchard, 1850: 119. Type species Anoplosiagum rufipenne (Fabricius), by subsequent designation (Lacrodaire, 1856: 264).
Keys to species: Chapin, 1932b: 174
Anoplosiagum antennale Moser Anoplosiagum antennale Moser, 1921b: 143 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum castaneum (Burmeister) Hadrocerus castaneum Burmeister, 1855: 23 Anoplosiagum castaneum (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1142 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum cubensis Garcia-Vidal Anoplosiagum cubensis Garcia-Vidal, 1983: 330 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum flavicollis Chapin Anoplosiagum flavicollis Chapin, 1935b: 68 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum fulvum Moser Anoplosiagum fulvum Moser, 1918b: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum gebieni Moser Anoplosiagum gebieni Moser, 1921b: 142 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum kuntzeni Moser Anoplosiagum kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 142 Distribution: Colombia
Anoplosiagum macrophyllum Moser Anoplosiagum macrophyllum Moser, 1921b: 142 Distribution: Paraguay
Anoplosiagum oteroi Garcia-Vidal Anoplosiagum oteroi Garcia-Vidal, 1983: 332 Distribution: Cuba 189 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Anoplosiagum pallidulum Blanchard Anoplosiagum pallidulum Blanchard, 1850: 120 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum pauliani Chalumeau Anoplosiagum pauliani Chalumeau, 1979: 229 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum peltatum Chapin Anoplosiagum peltatum Chapin, 1932b: 176 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum pentaphyllum (Burmeister) Hadrocerus pentaphyllus Burmeister, 1855: 25 Anoplosiagum pentaphyllum (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1143 Distribution: Colombia
Anoplosiagum rufipenne (Fabricius) Melolontha rufipennis Fabricius, 1801: 167 Anoplosiagum rufipenne (Fabricius); Blanchard, 1850: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Melolontha filitarsis Germar, 1824: 125 Philochloenia filitarsis (Germar); Dejean, 1833: 180 Hadrocerus filitarsis (Germar); Burmeister, 1855: 25
Anoplosiagum rufum Chapin Anoplosiagum rufum Chapin, 1932b: 177 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum rutilum (Chevrolat) Clavipalpus rutilus Chevrolat, 1865: 22 Anoplosiagum rutilum (Chevrolat); Chapin, 1932b; 178 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum scabrosum Chapin Anoplosiagum scabrosum Chapin, 1932b: 175 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum scaramuzzai Chapin Anoplosiagum scaramuzzai Chapin, 1935b: 67 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum simplicipes Chapin Anoplosiagum simplicipes Chapin, 1932b: 175 Distribution: Cuba
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Anoplosiagum sjostedti Moser Anoplosiagum sjostedti Moser, 1921a: 54 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum sulcatulum setosellum Moser Anoplosiagum sulcatulum var. setosellum Moser, 1924a: 123 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum sulcatulum sulcatulum Blanchard Anoplosiagum sulcatulum Blanchard, 1850: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum sulcipenne Moser Anoplosiagum sulcipenne Moser, 1918b: 118 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum swezeyi Garcia-Vidal Anoplosiagum swezeyi Garcia-Vidal, 1983: 333 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum truncatum Frey Anoplosiagum truncatum Frey, 1973a: 257 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum turquinensis Garcia-Vidal Anoplosiagum turquinensis Garcia-Vidal, 1983: 334 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum variabile Chevrolat Anoplosiagum variabile Chevrolat, 1865: 22 Distribution: Cuba
Anoplosiagum versicolor (Burmeister) Hadrocerus versicolor Burmeister, 1855: 24 Anoplosiagum versicolor (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1143 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia
Anoplosiagum vicinum Frey Anoplosiagum vicinum Frey, 1973a: 257 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum villosicolle Blanchard Anoplosiagum villosicolle Blanchard, 1850: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Anoplosiagum zayasi Garcia-Vidal Anoplosiagum zayasi Garcia-Vidal, 1983: 335 Distribution: Cuba 191 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Genus ASTAENOPLIA Martínez Astaenoplia Martínez, 1957: 47. Type species Astaenoplia miserabilis Martínez, by original designation.
Astaenoplia miserabilis Martínez Astaenoplia miserabilis Martínez, 1957: 48 Distribution: Argentina
Genus ASTAENOSIAGUM Martínez Astaenosiagum Martínez, 1957: 50. Type species Schizochelus longipes Philippi, by original designation.
Astaenosiagum longipes (Philippi) Schizochelus longipes Philippi, 1861: 738 Astaenosiagum longipes (Philippi); Martínez, 1957: 51 Distribution: Chile
Genus AULANOTA Moser Aulanota Moser, 1924b: 157. Type species Aulanota sulcipennis Moser, by monotypy.
Aulanota sulcipennis Moser Aulanota sulcipennis Moser, 1924b: 157. Distribution: Brasil
Genus BARYBAS Blanchard Barybas Blanchard, 1850: 94. Type species Barybas nana Blanchard, by subsequent designation (Bates, 1887: 150).
Synonym: Microcrania Burmeister, 1855: 75. Type species Philochloenia compacta Erichson, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 230).
Barybas aenescens Moser Barybas aenescens Moser, 1926: 206 Distribution: French Guiana
Barybas aenea Moser Barybas aeneus Moser, 1919a: 18 Barybas aenea Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Venezuela
Barybas aurita Bates Barybas auritus Bates, 1887: 150 Barybas aurita Bates; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Panama
Barybas bituberculata Moser Barybas bituberculatus Moser, 1921b: 173 192 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Barybas bituberculata Moser; Blackwelder, 1944; 233 Distribution: Venezuela
Barybas boliviana Moser Barybas bolivianus Moser, 1919a: 19 Barybas boliviana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas callosipyga Frey Barybas callosipygus Frey, 1969b: 387 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas callosipennis Frey Barybas callosipennis Frey, 1972b: 96 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas chacoensis Moser Barybas chacoensis Moser, 1918b: 142 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas clypeata Moser Barybas clypeatus Moser, 1918b: 141 Barybas clypeata Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas compacta (Erichson) Philochloenia compacta Erichson, 1847a: 103 Microcrania compacta (Erichson); Burmeister, 1855: 76 Barybas compactus (Erichson); Dalla Torre, 1913: 334 (error) Barybas compacta (Erichson); Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Peru
Barybas crassa Moser Barybas crassus Moser, 1921b: 172 Barybas crassa Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas curta Burmeister Barybas curta Burmeister, 1855: 76 Distribution: Colombia
Barybas ferruginea Moser Barybas ferrugineus Moser, 1921b: 173 Barybas ferruginea Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas fraterna Moser Barybas fraternus Moser, 1921b: 172 193 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Barybas fraterna Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas idiota Bates Barybas idiota Bates, 1887: 151 Distribution: Brazil, Nicaragua
Barybas insulana Moser Barybas insulanus Moser, 1919a: 17 Barybas insulana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Trinidad
Barybas kulzeri Frey Barybas kulzeri Frey, 1970b: 284 Distribution: Venezuela
Barybas latesquamosa Frey Barybas latesquamosus Frey, 1964c: 701 Distribution: Venezuela
Barybas maculata Moser Barybas maculatus Moser, 1919a: 20 Barybas maculata Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas murina Burmeister Microcrania murina Burmeister, 1855: 77 Barybas murina (Burmeister); Dalla Torre, 1913: 334 Distribution: Colombia
Barybas nana Blanchard Barybas nanus Blanchard, 1850: 94 Barybas nana Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas oxygenys Bates Barybas oxygenys Bates, 1887: 151 Distribution: Panama
Barybas parvula Moser Barybas parvulus Moser, 1919a: 20 Barybas parvula Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Bolivia
Barybas peruana Moser Barybas peruana Moser, 1918b: 141 Barybas peruana Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Peru 194 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Barybas scopifer (Burmeister) Microcrania scopifer Burmeister, 1855: 77 Barybas scopifer (Burmeister); Dalla Torre, 1913: 334 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Barybas excisiceps Frey, 1973a: 259
Barybas setifer Moser Barybas setifer Moser, 1921b: 172 Distribution: Venezuela
Barybas sparsesetosa Frey Barybas sparsesetosus Frey, 1973a: 261 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas squamiger Frey Barybas squamiger Frey, 1967b: 423 Distribution: Peru
Barybas sublobata Bates Barybas sublobatus Bates, 1887: 151 Barybas sublobata Bates; Blackwelder, 1944; 233 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas uniformis Moser Barybas uniformis Moser, 1921b: 171 Distribution: Boliva
Barybas variegata Blanchard Barybas variegatus Blanchard, 1850: 94 Barybas variegata Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 233 Distribution: Brazil
Barybas variipennis Moser Barybas variipennis Moser, 1921b: 173 Distribution: Venezuela
Genus BYRASBA Harold Byrasba Harold, 1869b: 122. Type species Barybas volvulus Burmeister, by monotypy.
Synonym: Barybas Burmeister, 1855: 20 (not Blanchard, 1850: 94). Type species Barybas volvulus Burmeister, by monotypy.
Byrasba volvula (Burmeister) Barybas volvulus Burmeister, 1855: 20 Byrasba volvula (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1142 Distribution: Brazil 195 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Genus CALODACTYLUS Blanchard Calodactylus Blanchard, 1850: 91. Type species Calodactylus tibialis Blanchard, by monotypy.
Synonym: Dioplia Burmeister, 1855: 70. Type species Dioplia sulphurea Burmeister, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 234).
Calodactylus abendrothii Kirsch Calodactylus abendrothii Kirsch, 1874: 341 Calodactylus abendrothi Kirsch; Blackwelder, 1944: 227 (incorrect subsequent spelling) Distribution: Peru
Calodactylus aequatorialis Moser Calodactylus aequatorialis Moser, 1918b: 97 Distribution: Ecuador
Calodactylus amabilis Frey Calodactylus amabilis Frey, 1969b: 376 Distribution: Brazil
Calodactylus boliviensis Moser Calodactylus boliviensis Moser, 1918b: 96 Distribution: Bolivia
Calodactylus heterosquamosus Frey Calodactylus heterosquamosus Frey, 1973a: 255 Distribution: Peru
Calodactylus niveosignatus Moser Calodactylus niveosignatus Moser, 1921b: 138 Distribution: Brazil
Calodactylus schmalzi Ohaus Calodactylus schmalzi Ohaus, 1913a: 48 Distribution: Brazil
Calodactylus sulphureus (Burmeister) Dioplia sulphureus Burmeister, 1855: 71 Calodactylus sulphureus Burmeister; Distribution: Brazil
Calodactylus tibialis Blanchard Calodactylus tibialis Blanchard, 1850: 91 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dioplia heteroclita Burmeister, 1855: 71 Calodactylus heteroclitus (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1140
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Calodactylus vittipennis Moser Calodactylus vittipennnis Moser, 1921b: 138 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus CANESTERA Saylor Canestera Saylor, 1938a: 72. Type species Canestera marshalli Saylor, by monotypy.
Canestera marshalli Saylor Canestera marshalli Saylor, 1938a: 73 Distribution: Guyana
Genus CERASPIS Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Ceraspis Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 370. Type species Melolontha bivulnerata Germar, a senor synonym of Ceraspis pruinosa Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, by subsequent designation (Lacordaire, 1856: 252)
Synonym: Faula Blanchard, 1850: 124. Type species Faula cornuta Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 236).
Subgenus: Isoceraspis Ohaus, 1911b: 669 (as subgenus). Type species Ceraspis duckei Kolbe, by monotypy.
Keys: Frey, 1962: 3; Delgado and Morón, 1987: 51 (México) ; Delgado, 2001a: 169 (México).
Ceraspis albipennis Frey Ceraspis albipennis Frey, 1973a: 276 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis albovaria Blanchard Ceraspis albovaria Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis alvarengai Frey Ceraspis alvarengai Frey, 1973a: 278 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis amazonica Frey Ceraspis amazonica Frey, 1962: 34 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis amoena Frey Ceraspis amoena Frey, 1962: 46 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis bicolor Moser Ceraspis bicolor Moser, 1919a: 26 Distribution: Brazil
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Ceraspis bivittata Burmeister Ceraspis bivittata Burmeister, 1855: 100 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis bivulnerata (Germar) Melolontha bivulnerata Germar, 1824: 126 Ceraspis bivulnerata (Germar); Burmeister, 1855: 92 Distribution: Brazil, Guyana
Synonym: Ceraspis albida Guérin-Méneville, 1831a: pl. 24 bis
Synonym: Ceraspis pruinosa Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 371
Ceraspis brittoni Frey Ceraspis brittoni Frey, 1962: 57 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis brunneipennis (Bates) Faula brunneipennis Bates, 1887: 137 Ceraspis brunneipennis (Bates); Dalla Torre, 1913: 336 Distribution: Costa Rica
Ceraspis bufo Frey Ceraspis bufo Frey, 1962:44 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis burmeisteri Frey Ceraspis burmeisteri Frey, 1962: 38 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis castaneipennis Blanchard Ceraspis castaneipennis Blanchard, 1850: 92 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis centralis (Sharp) Faula centralis Sharp, 1877: 131 Ceraspis centralis (Sharp); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Ceraspis cinerea Moser Ceraspis cinerea Moser, 1921b: 177 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis lepidiota Moser, 1921b: 177
Ceraspis citrina Blanchard Ceraspis citrina Blanchard, 1850: 92 Distribution: Brazil 198 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Ceraspis pisicolor Burmeister, 1855: 96 Ceraspis citrina var. pisicolor Burmeister; Frey, 1962: 44
Ceraspis clypealis Frey Ceraspis clypealis Frey, 1962: 15 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis colon Burmeister Ceraspis colon Burmeister, 1855: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis conspersa Burmeister Ceraspis conspersa Burmeister, 1855: 96 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis convexicollis Frey Ceraspis convexicollis Frey, 1969b: 400 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis cornuta (Blanchard) Faula cornuta Blanchard, 1850: 124 Ceraspis cornuta (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis rufipes Burmeister, 1855: 100
Ceraspis costulata Frey Ceraspis costulata Frey, 1965b: 150 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis decora Gory Ceraspis decora Gory, 1831: pl. 24 bis Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis variabilis Burmeister, 1855: 94
Ceraspis diversa Frey Ceraspis diversa Frey, 1962: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis dorsata Burmeister Ceraspis dorsata Burmeister, 1855: 98 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis dorsopicta Frey Ceraspis dorsopicta Frey, 1972b: 97 Distribution: Brazil 199 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ceraspis duckei Ohaus Ceraspis (Isoceraspis) duckei Ohaus 1911: 669 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis elegans Nonfried Ceraspis elegans Nonfried, 1892a: 223 Distribution: Brazil, Honduras
Ceraspis elongata Frey Ceraspis elongata Frey, 1962: 35 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis farinosa Burmeister Ceraspis farinosa Burmeister, 1855: 97 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis femorata Frey Ceraspis femorata Frey, 1969b: 401 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis flava Blanchard Ceraspis flava Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis fulva Blanchard Ceraspis fulva Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis gibbicollis Blanchard Ceraspis gibbicollis Blanchard, 1850: 92 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis globicollis Frey Ceraspis globicollis Frey, 1962: 30 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis griseosquamosa Moser Ceraspis griseo-squamosa Moser, 1921: 178 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis guttata Blanchard Ceraspis guttata Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis guttata var. crucifera Frey, 1962: 54
Synonym: Ceraspis vitticollis Moser, 1919a: 24 200 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ceraspis hispida Bates Faula hispida Bates, 1887: 137 Ceraspis hispida (Bates); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama
Ceraspis imitatrix Nonfried Ceraspis imitatrix Nonfried, 1892a: 224 Distribution: Honduras
Ceraspis immaculata Burmeister Ceraspis immaculata Burmeister, 1855: 101 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis innotata (Blanchard) Faula innotata Blanchard, 1850: 125 Ceraspis innotata (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: Peru
Ceraspis insularis (Arrow) Faula insularis Arrow, 1903d: 520 Ceraspis insularis (Arrow): Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: St. Vincent
Ceraspis jaliscoensis Delagado and Navarette-Heredia Ceraspis jaliscoensis Delagado and Navarette-Heredia, 2004: 2 Distribution: Mexico
Ceraspis klenei Brenske Ceraspis klenei Brenske, 1890a: 34 Ceraspis kleinei [sic] Brenske; Blackwelder, 1944: 234 Distribution: Ecuador
Ceraspis kuntzeni Moser Ceraspis kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 178 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis lepida Frey Ceraspis lepida Frey, 1973a: 274 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis leucosoma Blanchard Ceraspis leucosoma Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis lineata (Waterhouse) Faula lineata Waterhouse, 1879: 421 Ceraspis lineata (Waterhouse); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 201 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis linharensis Frey Ceraspis linharensis Frey, 1973a: 273 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis lurida Frey Ceraspis lurida Frey, 1962: 16 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis macrophylla Moser Ceraspis macrophylla Moser, 1919a: 29 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis martinezi Frey Ceraspis martinezi Frey, 1962: 30 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis melanoleuca Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Ceraspis melanoleuca Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 371 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis mexicana (Harold) Faula mexicana Harold, 1863: 175 Ceraspis mexicana (Harold); Harold, 1869a: 1155 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Ceraspis mixta Blanchard Ceraspis mixta Blanchard, 1850: 92 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis modesta Burmeister Ceraspis modesta Burmeister, 1855: 99 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis moseri Frey Ceraspis moseri Frey, 1962: 19 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis mustela Frey Ceraspis mustela Frey, 1962: 31 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis mutica Moser Ceraspis mutica Moser, 1921b: 178 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis nitida Frey 202 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ceraspis nitida Frey, 1962: 28 Distribution: Bolivia, Brasil, Peru
Ceraspis nivea Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Ceraspis nivea Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 371 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis brenskei Moser, 1919a: 23
Ceraspis niveipennis Gistel Ceraspis niveipennis Gistel, 1857: 91 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis oaxacaensis Delgado Ceraspis oaxacaensis Delgado, 2001a: 167 Distribution: México
Ceraspis oblonga Moser Ceraspis oblonga Moser, 1919a: 25 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis obscura Blanchard Ceraspis obscura Blanchard, 1850: 94 Distribution: French Guiana, Surinam
Ceraspis ocellata Frey Ceraspis ocellata Frey, 1962:17 Distribution: Panama
Ceraspis ohausi Moser Ceraspis ohausi Moser, 1921b: 179 Distribution: Ecuador
Ceraspis opacipennis (Moser) Faula opacipennis Moser, 1919a: 22 Ceraspis opacipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944; 234 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis ornata Frey Ceraspis ornata Frey, 1962: 58 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis pallida Blanchard Ceraspis pallida Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis pauperata Burmeister Ceraspis pauperata Burmeister, 1855: 98 203 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis penai Frey Ceraspis penai Frey, 1964c: 691 Distribution: Peru
Ceraspis pereirae Frey Ceraspis pereirae Frey, 1962: 40 Distribution: Argentina
Ceraspis pilatei (Harold) Faula pilatei Harold, 1863: 174 Ceraspis pilatei (Harold); Harold, 1869a: 1155 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México
Synonym: Ancistrosoma baui Nonfried, 1890: 76
Synonym: Faula velutina Bates, 1887: 137 Ceraspis velutina (Bates); Dalla Torre, 1913: 338
Ceraspis plaumanni Frey Ceraspis plaumanni Frey, 1962: 49 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis pulchra Frey Ceraspis pulchra Frey, 1962: 46 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis quadrifoliata Moser Ceraspis quadrifoliata Moser, 1919a: 28 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis quadrimaculata (Blanchard) Faula quadrimaculata Blanchard 1850: 124 Ceraspis quadrimaculata (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1913: 337 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Ceraspis quadrinotata Burmeister, 1855: 101
Ceraspis quadripustulata (Blanchard) Faula quadripustulata Blanchard, 1850: 124 Ceraspis quadripustulata (Blanchard); Burmeister, 1855: 100 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis rotundicollis Frey Ceraspis rotundicollis Frey, 1973a: 277 Distribution: Brazil
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Ceraspis rubiginosa (Latreille) Melolontha rubiginosa Latreille, 1813: 364 Ceraspis rubiginosa (Latreille); Dejean, 1833: 163 Distribution: Peru
Synonym: Ceraspis peruviana Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3
Ceraspis ruehli Brenske Ceraspis rühli Brenske, 1890a: 34 Distribution: Ecuador
Ceraspis ruficollis Frey Ceraspis ruficollis Frey, 1962: 23 Distribution: Colombia
Ceraspis rufoscutellata Moser Ceraspis rufoscutellata Moser, 1919a: 27 Distribution: Peru
Ceraspis setiventris Moser Ceraspis setiventris Moser, 1921b: 176 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis signata Blanchard Ceraspis signata Blanchard, 1850: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Ceraspis internata Burmeister, 1855: 96
Ceraspis sparsesetosa Frey Ceraspis sparsesetosa Frey, 1972b: 97 Distribution: Bolivia
Ceraspis squamulata Moser Ceraspis squamulata Moser, 1924a: 131 Distribution: Paraguay
Ceraspis squamulifera (Moser) Faula squamulifera Moser, 1919a: 21 Ceraspis squamulifera (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 234 Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Ceraspis striata Frey Ceraspis striata Frey, 1973a: 276 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis subvittata Moser Ceraspis subvittata Moser, 1921b: 176 205 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis sulcicollis Moser Ceraspis sulcicollis Moser, 1921b: 177 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis tenuisquamosa Frey Ceraspis tenuisquamosa Frey, 1962: 39 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis tibialis Blanchard Ceraspis tibialis Blanchard, 1850: 92 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis unguicularis Moser Ceraspis unguicularis Moser, 1919a: 30 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis variegata (Perty) Hoplia variegata Perty, 1833: 52 Ceraspis variegata (Perty); Harold, 1869a: 1155 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis ventralis Frey Ceraspis ventralis Frey, 1962: 40 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis vestita Blanchard Ceraspis vestita Blanchard, 1850: 94 Distribution: Brazil, Surinam
Ceraspis vittata Moser Ceraspis vitticollis vittata Moser, 1919a: 25 Ceraspis vittata Moser; Blackwelder, 1944: 234 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis vulpes Frey Ceraspis vulpes Frey, 1962: 39 Distribution: Brazil
Ceraspis zikani Moser Ceraspis zikani Moser, 1924: 131 Distribution: Brazil
Genus CERATOLONTHA Arrow Ceratolontha Arrow, 1948a: 372. Type species Ceratolontha venezuelae Arrow, by monotypy.
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Ceratolontha venezuelae Arrow, 1948a: 372 Distribution: Venezuela
Genus CHARIODACTYLUS Moser Chariodactylus Moser, 1919b: 45. Type species Chariodactylus chacoensis Moser, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 247).
Chariodactylus chacoenis Moser Chariodactylus chacoenis Moser, 1919b: 45 Distribution: Bolivia
Chariodactylus sublaevicollis Moser Chariodactylus sublaevicollis Moser, 1919b: 46 Distribution: Peru
Genus CHARIODEMA Blanchard Chariodema Blanchard, 1850: 117. Type species Philochloenia virescens Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 247).
Chariodema amoena Kirsch Chariodema amoena Kirsch, 1865: 49 Distribution: Colombia
Chariodema bogotensis Kirsch Chariodema bogotensis Kirsch, 1865: 49 Distribution: Colombia
Chariodema chlorodera Blanchard Chariodema chlorodera Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Colombia
Chariodema costatipennis Blanchard Chariodema costatipennis Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Brazil
Chariodema pallens Blanchard Chariodema pallens Blanchard, 1850: 118 Distribution: Brazil
Chariodema subcostata Blanchard Chariodema subcostata Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Brazil
Chariodema suturalis Blanchard Chariodema suturalis Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Brazil
Chariodema tolimana Moser 207 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Chariodema tolimana Moser, 1918b: 140 Distribution: Colombia
Chariodema villosa Blanchard Chariodema villosa Blanchard, 1850: 118 Distribution: Bolivia
Chariodema virescens (Blanchard) Phylochlaenia virescens Blanchard, 1842: 11 Chariodema virescens (Blanchard); Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Bolivia
Chariodema vittata Blanchard Chariodema vittata Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Bolivia
Chariodema xylina Blanchard Chariodema xylina Blanchard, 1850: 117 Distribution: Colombia
Genus CHREMASTODUS Solier Chremastodus Solier, 1851: 103. Type species Chremastodus pubescens Solier, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 248). note: misspelled as Cremastodus Solier by Dalla Torre (1913: 328)
Chremastodus marmoratus (Curtis) Macrodactylus marmoratus Curtis, 1845: 455 Chremastodus marmoratus (Curtis); Solier, 1851: 104 Distribution: Chile
Chremastodus pubescens Solier Chremastodus pubescens Solier, 1851: 103 Distribution: Chile
Genus CLAVIPALPUS Laporte Clavipalpus Laporte, 1832: 406. Type species Clavipalpus dejeani Laporte, by monotypy.
Synonym: Amphicrania Burmeister, 1855: 26. Type species Amphicrania ursina Burmeister, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 249).
Clavipalpus aequatorialis Moser Clavipalpus aequatorialis Moser, 1918b: 120 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus antisanae Bates Clavipalpus antisanae Bates, 1891: 27 Distribution: Ecuador 208 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Clavipalpus basalis Moser Clavipalpus basalis Moser, 1918b: 121 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus blanchardi Kirsch Clavipalpus blanchardi Kirsch, 1885: 215 Distribution: Colombia
Clavipalpus castaneus Moser Clavipalpus castaneus Moser, 1924a: 123 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus cochleatus (Burmeister) Amphicrania cochleata Burmeister, 1855: 27 Clavipalpus cochleatus (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1143 Distribution: Brazil
Clavipalpus dejeanii Laporte Clavipalpus dejeanii Laporte, 1832: 406 Distribution: Brazil
Clavipalpus hirsutus Kirsch Clavipalpus hirsutus Kirsch, 1885: 216 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus hirticollis Frey Clavipalpus hirticollis Frey, 1969b: 377 Distribution: Brazil
Clavipalpus orbignyanus Blanchard Clavipalpus orbignyanus Blanchard, 1850: 120 Distribution: Bolivia
Clavipalpus peruanus Moser Clavipalpus peruanus Moser, 1918b: 119 Distribution: Peru
Clavipalpus rimbachi Moser Clavipalpus rimbachi Moser, 1924: 123 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus sinuatus Kirsch Clavipalpus sinuatus Kirsch, 1885: 215 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus spadiceus (Burmeister) Amphicrania spadicea Burmeister, 1855: 27 209 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Clavipalpus spadiceus Burmeister; Harold, 1869a: 1143 Distribution: Peru
Clavipalpus tenuis Arrow Clavipalpus tenuis Arrow, 1903a: 251 Distribution: Brazil
Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard Clavipalpus ursinus Blanchard, 1850: 120 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Amphicrania ursina Burmeister, 1855: 27
Clavipalpus variolosus (Burmeister) Amphicrania variolosa Burmeister, 1855: 28 Clavipalpus variolosus (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1143 Distribution: Guiana
Clavipalpus vestitus Moser Clavipalpus vestitus Moser, 1924a: 123 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus whymperi chimborazonus Bates Clavipalpus whymperi var. chimborazonus Bates, 1891: 28 Distribution: Ecuador
Clavipalpus whymperi whymperi Bates Clavipalpus whymperi Bates, 1891: 28 Distribution: Ecuador
Genus COENONYCHA Horn, 1876 Coenonycha Horn, 1876: 192. Type species Dichelonyx rotundata LeConte, by original designation.
Keys: Cazier and McClay, 1943: 10; Hatch, 1971: 470; Evans and Smith, 1986; 85; Evans and D’Hotman, 1988: 206
Coenonycha acuta Cazier Coenonycha acuta Cazier, 1943: 14 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha ampla Cazier Coenonycha ampla Cazier, 1943: 14 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha barri Cazier Coenonycha barri Cazier, 1943: 19 Distribution: United States
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Coenonycha bowelsi Cazier Coenonycha bowelsi Cazier, 1943: 20 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha clementina Casey Coenonycha clementina Casey, 1909: 281 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha clypeata McClay Coenonycha clypeata McClay, 1943: 22 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha crispata McClay Coenonycha crispata McClay, 1943: 26 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha dimorpha Evans Coenonycha dimorpha Evans, 1986: 83 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha fuga Cazier Coenonycha fuga Cazier, 1943: 12 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha fulva McClay Coenonycha fulva McClay, 1943: 23 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha fusca McClay Coenonycha fusca McClay, 1943: 24 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha globosa McClay Coenonycha globosa McClay, 1943: 25 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha hageni Cazier Coenonycha hageni Cazier, 1943: 15 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha lurida Cazier Coenonycha lurida Cazier, 1943: 19 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha mediata Cazier Coenonycha mediata Cazier, 1943: 21 Distribution: United States
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Coenonycha ochreata Evans Coenonycha ochreata Evans, 1986: 82 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha ovatis McClay Coenonycha ovatis McClay, 1943: 27 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha ovipennis Horn Coenonycha ovipennis Horn, 1876: 192 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha pallida Cazier Coenonycha pallida Cazier, 1943: 18 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha parvula Fall Coenonycha parvula Fall, 1901: 293 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha pascuensis Potts Coenonycha pascuensis Potts, 1945: 141 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha purshiae Cazier Coenonycha purshiae Cazier, 1943: 13 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha pygmaea Smith Coenonycha pygmaea Smith, 1986: 85 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha rotundata (LeConte) Dichelonycha [sic] rotundata LeConte 1856: 281 Coenonycha rotundata (LeConte); Horn, 1876: 192: 293 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Coenonycha rufobrunnea Howden, 1969: 55
Coenonycha rubida McClay Coenonycha rubida McClay, 1943: 21 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha santacruzae Evans Coenonycha santacruzae Evans, 1986: 82 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha saylori Cazier 212 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Coenonycha saylori Cazier, 1943: 20 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha scotti McClay Coenonycha scotti McClay, 1943: 22 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha sleeperi Evans Coenonycha sleeperi Evans, 1988: 208 Distribution: México
Coenonycha socialis Horn Coenonycha socialis Horn, 1876: 192 Distribution: México
Coenonycha stohleri Saylor Coenonycha stohleri Saylor, 1935d: 102 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha testacea Cazier Coenonycha testacea Cazier, 1937c: 127 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha tingi Cazier Coenonycha tingi Cazier, 1937c: 126 Distribution: United States
Coenonycha utahensis McClay Coenonycha utahensis McClay, 1943: 24 Distribution: United States
Genus CORMINUS Burmeister Corminus Burmeister, 1855: 39. Type species Corminus canescens Burmeister, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 254).
Corminus bahianus Moser Corminus bahianus Moser, 1919b: 39 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus brasiliensis Moser Corminus brasiliensis Moser, 1919b: 36 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus canescens Burmeister Corminus canescens Burmeister, 1855: 40 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus guayaquilanus Moser 213 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Corminus guayaquilanus Moser, 1921b: 156 Distribution: Ecuador
Corminus luridipennis Burmeister Corminus luridipennis Burmeister, 1855: 40 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus maniculatus Burmeister Corminus maniculatus Burmeister, 1855: 40 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus oblongus Moser Corminus oblongus Moser, 1919b: 38 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus parvulus Moser Corminus parvulus Moser, 1919b: 40 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus rufofucsus Moser Corminus rufofucsus Moser, 1924b: 162 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus setulosus Moser Corminus setulosus Moser, 1919b: 37 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus testaceipennis Moser Corminus testaceipennis Moser, 1921b: 155 Distribution: Brazil
Corminus varians Moser Corminus varians Moser, 1921b: 155 Distribution: Brazil
Genus CTENOTIS Burmeister Ctenotis Burmeister, 1855: 20. Type species Ctenotis obesa Burmeister, by monotypy.
Ctenotis obesa Burmeister Ctenotis obesa Burmeister, 1855: 21 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) alvarengai Frey, 1964c: 697
Genus CTILOCEPHALA Burmeister Ctilocephala Burmeister, 1855: 78. Type species Ctilocephala pellucens Burmeister, by monotypy.
Ctilocephala abdominalis Moser 214 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Ctilocephala abdominalis Moser, 1918b: 148 Distribution: Colombia
Ctilocephala amazonica Moser Ctilocephala amazonica Moser, 1918b: 145 Distribution: Brazil
Ctilocephala asperula (Perty) Serica asperula Perty, 1833: 48 Hercitis asperula (Perty); Burmeister, 1855: 80 Barybas asperula (Perty); Lacordaire, 1856: 260 Microcrania asperula (Perty); Harold, 1869a: 1151 Barybas asperulus (Perty); Dalla Torre, 1913: 334 Ctilocephala asperula (Perty); Moser, 1918b: 144 Distribution: Brazil
Ctilocephala brasiliensis Moser Ctilocephala brasiliensis Moser, 1918b: 145 Distribution: Brazil
Ctilocephala breviceps Moser Ctilocephala breviceps Moser, 1918b: 147 Distribution: Brazil
Ctilocephala cayennensis Moser Ctilocephala cayennensis Moser, 1921a: 56 Distribution: French Guiana
Ctilocephala grisea Moser Ctilocephala grisea Moser, 1918b: 144 Distribution: Colombia
Ctilocephala kuntzeni Moser Ctilocephala kuntzeni Moser, 1921b:176 Distribution: Bolivia
Ctilocephala minuta Moser Ctilocephala minuta Moser, 1918b: 146 Distribution: Brazil
Ctilocephala ohausi Moser Ctilocephala ohausi Moser, 1924a: 127 Distribution: Ecuador
Ctilocephala pellucens Burmeister Ctilocephala pellucens Burmeister, 1855: 78 Distribution: Colombia
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Ctilocephala sarana Moser Ctilocephala sarana Moser, 1921b: 175 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus DASYUS Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Dasyus Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 369. Type species Dasyus collaris Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, by monotypy.
Dasyus collaris collaris Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Dasyus collaris Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 370 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dasyus collaris var. luridipennis Moser, 1918b: 95
Dasyus collaris nigellus Burmeister Dasyus nigellus Burmeister, 1855: 72 Dasyus collaris var. nigellus Burmeister; Moser. 1918b: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Dasyus variabilis Moser Dasyus variabilis Moser, 1918b: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Genus DEMODEMA Blanchard Demodema Blanchard, 1850: 121. Type species Demodema fallax Blanchard, by subsequent designation (Lacordaire, 1856: 258).
Demodema aulai Bruch Demodema aulai Bruch, 1909: 349 Distribution: Argentina
Demodema bonariensis Bruch Demodema bonariensis Bruch, 1909: 350 Distribution: Argentina
Demodema brevitarsis Blanchard Philochlaenia [sic] brevitarsis Blanchard, 1850: 122 Demodema brevitarsis (Blanchard); Lacordaire, 1856: 258 Distribution: Brazil
Demodema cinerascens Blanchard Demodema cinerascens Blanchard, 1850: 121 Distribution: Bolivia
Demodema comata Blanchard Philochlaenia [sic] comata Blanchard, 1850: 122 Demodema comata (Blanchard); Lacordaire, 1856: 258 Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay 216 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Demodema distincta Bruch Demodema distincta Bruch, 1909: 351 Distribution: Argentina
Demodema fallax Blanchard Demodema fallax Blanchard, 1850: 121 Distribution: Brazil
Demodema paraguayensis Moser Demodema paraguayensis Moser, 1921b: 156 Distribution: Paraguay
Genus DICHELONYX Harris Dichelonyx Harris, 1827: 7. Type species Melolontha linearis Gyllenhal, a junior synonym of M. elongatula Schoenherr, by monotypy.
Synonym: Philochloenia Dejean, 1833: 163. Type species Melolontha elongata Fabricius, 1792 by subsequent designation (Smith & Evans 2005: 40)
Synonym: Anaeretes Dejean, 1836: 181. Type species Melolontha elongata Fabricius (not Olivier, 1789). note: Dichelonycha Kirby, 1837 is a misspelling; see Pate, 1946: 68.
Keys to species: Horn, 1876: 186 (revision); Fall, 1901: 280 (revision); Blatchley, 1910: 951 (Indiana); Saylor, 1945b: 141 (revision); Brown, 1946: 107 (eastern United States); Hatch, 1971: 468 (Pacific Northwest); Lago et al., 1979: 68 (North Dakota); Harpootlian, 2001: 94 (South Carolina) (see also Cornell, 1972: 28).
Dichelonyx albicollis Burmeister Dichelonycha [sic] albicollis Burmeister, 1855: 74 Dichelonyx albicollis Burmeister; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx backii arizonica Barrett Dichelonyx arizonica Barrett, 1933: 132 Dichelonyx backii arizonica Barrett; Saylor, 1945b: 149 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx backii backii Kirby Dichelonycha [sic] backii Kirby, 1837: 134 Dichelonyx backi Kirby; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx canadensis Horn Dichelonycha [sic] canadensis Horn, 1876: 188 Dichelonyx canadensis Horn; Leng, 1920: 257 217 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx clypeata Horn Dichelonycha [sic] clypeata Horn, 1876: 190 Dichelonyx clypeata Horn; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx crumbi Hatch Dichelonyx crumbi Hatch, 1971: 469 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx decolorata Fall Dichelonycha [sic] decolorata Fall, 1901: 290 Dichelonyx decolorata Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx diluta Fall Dichelonycha [sic] diluta Fall, 1901: 283 Dichelonyx diluta Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx elongatula (Schoenherr) Melolontha elongatula Schoenherr, 1817: 210 Anaeretes elongatula (Schoenherr); Dejean, 1833: 181 Dichelonyx elongatula (Schoenherr); Brown, 1946: 106 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Melolontha elongata Fabricius, 1792: 170 (not Olivier, 1789) Anaeretes elongata (Fabricius); Dejean, 1833: 181 Dichelonycha [sic] elongata (Fabricius); Blanchard, 1850: 116 Dichelonyx elongata (Fabricius); Leng, 1920: 257
Synonym: Melolontha hexagona Germar, 1824: 124
Synonym: Dichelonycha [sic] virescens Kirby, 1837: 134
Dichelonyx fulgida crotchii Horn Dichelonycha [sic] crotchii Horn, 1876: 189 Dichelonyx fulgida crotchi (Horn); Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx fulgida fulgida LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] fulgida LeConte, 1856: 280 Dichelonyx fulgida (LeConte); Leng, 1920: 258 Dichelonyx fulgida fulgida (LeConte): Saylor, 1945b: 151 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx fulgida mormona Fall 218 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Dichelonycha [sic] mormona Fall, 1907: 249 Dichelonyx mormona Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Dichelonyx fulgida mormona (Fall): Saylor, 1945b: 151 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] fuscula LeConte, 1856: 281 Dichelonyx fuscula LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx kirbyi Brown Dichelonyx kirbyi Brown, 1946: 107 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx lateralis Fall Dichelonycha [sic] lateralis Fall, 1901a: 292 Dichelonyx lateralis Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx linearis (Gyllenhal) Melolontha linearis Gyllenhal, 1817: 186 Dichelonyx linearis (Gyllenhal); Harris, 1827: 7 Dichelonycha [sic] linearis (Gyllenhal); Kirby, 1837: 134 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Dichelonycha [sic] testacea Kirby, 1837: 135 Dichelonyx testacea (Kirby); Leng, 1920: 258
Dichelonyx muscula Fall Dichelonycha [sic] muscula Fall, 1901: 286 Dichelonyx muscula Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx nana Fall Dichelonycha [sic] nana Fall, 1901: 286 Dichelonyx nana Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx oregona Van Dyke Dichelonyncha [sic] oregona Van Dyke, 1918: 11 Dichelonyx oregona Van Dyke; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx pallens LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] pallens LeConte,1860: 283 Dichelonyx pallens LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
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Synonym: Dichelonycha [sic] longiclava Fall, 1901: 287 Dichelonyx longiclava Fall; Leng, 1920: 258
Dichelonyx picea Horn Dichelonycha [sic] picea Horn, 1894: 396 Dichelonyx picea Horn; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: México
Dichelonyx pusilla LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] pusilla LeConte,1856: 282 Dichelonyx pusilla LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: México, United States
Dichelonyx robusta Fall Dichelonycha [sic] robusta Fall, 1901: 288 Dichelonyx robusta Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx subvittata LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] subvittata LeConte,1856: 279 Dichelonyx subvittata LeConte; Leng, 1920: 257 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx sulcata arizonensis Saylor Dichelonyx arizonensis Saylor, 1933: 158 Dichelonyx sulcata arizonensis Saylor; Saylor, 1945b: 156 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx sulcata sulcata LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] sulcata LeConte,1856: 281 Dichelonyx sulcata LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx testaceipennis Fall Dichelonycha [sic] testaceipennis Fall, 1907: 248 Dichelonyx testaceipennis Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx truncata LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] truncata LeConte, 1856: 281 Dichelonyx truncata LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx vaga Fall Dichelonycha [sic] vaga Fall, 1901: 285 Dichelonyx vaga Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
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Dichelonyx valida LeConte Dichelonycha [sic] valida LeConte, 1856: 281 Dichelonyx valida LeConte; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx vandykei Saylor Dichelonyx vandykei Saylor, 1932: 284 Distribution: United States
Dichelonyx vicina columbiana Hopping Dichelonyx columbiana Hopping, 1931: 236 Dichelonyx vicina columbiana Hopping; Saylor, 1939d: 457 Distribution: Canada, United States
Dichelonyx vicina vicina Fall Dichelonycha [sic] vicina Fall, 1901: 291 Dichelonyx vicina Fall; Leng, 1920: 258 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Dichelonyx deserta Hopping, 1931: 236
Genus DICRANIA Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Dicrania Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 371. Type species Dicrania nigra Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, by monotypy.
Synonym: Monocrania Laporte, 1832: 410. Type species Monocrania luridipennis Laporte, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 263).
Keys to species: Frey, 1972a: 68
Dicrania appendiculata (Mannerheim) Melolontha appendiculata Mannerheim, 1829: 67 Monocrania appendiculata (Mannerheim); Burmeister, 1855; 70 Dicrania appendiculata (Mannerheim); Lacordaire, 1856: 250 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania argentina Moser Dicrania argentina Moser, 1919a: 13 Dicrania argentinus Moser; Frey, 1972a: 73 [error] Distribution: Argentina
Dicrania castaneipennis Chevrolat Dicrania castaneipennis Chevrolat, 1844: 103 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dicrania badia Burmeister, 1855: 69
Dicrania cuibana Frey 221 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Dicrania cuibana Frey, 1965b: 143 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania ebenina Blanchard Dicrania ebenina Blanchard, 1850: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania fasciculata Blanchard Dicrania fasciculata Blanchard, 1850: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania femorata (Mannerheim) Melolontha femorata Mannerheim, 1829: 66 Monocrania femorata (Mannerheim); Burmeister, 1855: 70 Dicrania femorata (Mannerheim); Lacordaire, 1856: 250 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania flavipennis Kraatz Dicrania flavipennis Kraatz, 1896: 189 Distribution: Paraguay
Dicrania flavoscutellata Laporte Dicrania flavoscutellata Laporte, 1832: 408 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Synonym: Dicrania kulzeri Frey, 1970b: 286
Synonym: Monocrania nigricans Laporte, 1832: 410 Dicrania nigricans (Laporte); Lacordaire, 1856: 249
Synonym: Dicrania scutellaris Chevrolat, 1844: 102
Dicrania fraudulenta Frey Dicrania fraudulenta Frey, 1972a: 73 Distribution: Paraguay
Dicrania hirsuta Frey Dicrania hirsuta Frey, 1970b: 285 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania hirtipes Laporte Dicrania hirtipes Laporte, 1832: 409 Distribution:
Dicrania laevipennis Moser Dicrania laevipennis Moser, 1921b: 171 Distribution: Colombia, French Guiana
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Dicrania lasiopus Burmeister Dicrania lasiopus Burmeister, 1855: 69 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania luridipennis (Laporte) Monocrania luridipennis Laporte, 1832: 410 Dicrania luridipennis (Laporte); Lacordaire, 1856: 249 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania martinezi Frey Dicrania martinezi Frey, 1972a: 71 Distribution: Peru
Dicrania metzi Kraatz Dicrania (Monocrania) metzii Kraatz, 1895: 319 Dicrania metzi Kraatz; Dalla Torre, 1913: 333 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania morio Kraatz Dicrania morio Kraatz, 1895: 317 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania moseri Frey Dicrania moseri Frey, 1972a: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania nigra Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Dicrania nigra Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 372 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dicrania brasiliensis Laporte, 1832: 409
Synonym: Dicrania dichroa Perty, 1833: 51
Synonym: Dicrania nigra rubricollis Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 372
Dicrania nigriceps Guérin-Méneville Dicrania nigriceps Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 102 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Dicrania nitida Frey Dicrania nitida Frey, 1972a: 78 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania notaticollis Moser Dicrania notaticollis Moser, 1921b: 171 Distribution: Brazil
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Dicrania ohausi Moser Dicrania ohausi Moser, 1921b: 170 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania ornaticollis Frey Dicrania ornaticollis Frey, 1972a: 79 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania parvula Frey Dicrania parvula Frey, 1970b: 287 Distribution: Bolvia
Dicrania pellita Eschscholtz Dicrania pellita Eschscholtz, 1822: 15 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania pentyphylla Moser Dicrania pentyphylla Moser, 1919a: 16 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania peruana Frey Dicrania peruana Frey, 1972a: 82 Distribution: Peru
Dicrania piligera Blanchard Dicrania piligera Blanchard, 1850: 95 Distribution: Bolivia
Dicrania pilosa Moser Dicrania pilosa Moser, 1919a: 15 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania plaumanni Frey Dicrania plaumanni Frey, 1972a: 74 Distribution: Bolivia
Dicrania popei Frey Dicrania popei Frey, 1972a: 72 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania rugosipennis Blanchard Dicrania rugosipennis Blanchard, 1850: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania santarema Frey Dicrania santarema Frey, 1972a: 81 Distribution: Brazil
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Dicrania setosicollis Frey Dicrania setosicollis Frey, 1972a: 69 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania signaticollis Moser Dicrania signaticollis Moser, 1919a: 13 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania similis Frey Dicrania similis Frey, 1972a: 70 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania subvestita Guérin-Méneville Dicrania subvestita Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 102 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dicrania squamulata Moser, 1919a: 14
Dicrania unicolor fulvicollis Kraatz Dicrania (Monocrania) unicolor var. fulvicollis Kraatz, 1895: 316 Distribution: Brazil
Dicrania unicolor unicolor Kraatz Dicrania (Monocrania) unicolor Kraatz, 1895: 316 Dicrania unicolor Kraatz; Frey, 1972a: 73 Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay
Dicrania varicolor Frey Dicrania varicolor Frey, 1972a: 75 Distribution: Guyana
Dicrania velutina Laporte Dicrania velutina Laporte, 1832: 409 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Dicrania quadracristata Guérin-Méneville, 1844a: 101
Genus EUBARYBAS Gutiérrez Eubarybas Gutiérrez, 1952: 216. Type species Eubarybas asper Gutiérrez by original designation.
Eubarybas asper Gutiérrez Eubarybas asper Gutiérrez, 1952: 216 Distribution: Venezuela
Genus GAMA Blanchard Gama Blanchard, 1850: 118. Type species Gama grandicornis Blanchard, by subsequent designation (Lacordaire, 1856: 265).
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Synonym: Harpodactyla Burmeister, 1855: 17. Type species Harpodactyla grandicornis Burmeister (a junior homonym and synonym of Gama grandicornis Blanchard), subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 268).
Gama aenea (Moser) Harpodactyla aenea Moser, 1924a: 121 Gama aenea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama aeneotincta Moser Gama aeneotincta Moser, 1918b: 112 Distribution: Brazil
Gama aeneoviridis (Moser) Harpodactyla aeneoviridis Moser, 1918c: 333 Gama aeneoviridis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama aenescens (Moser) Harpodactyla aenescens Moser, 1918c: 333 Gama aenescens (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama angustula (Moser) Harpodactyla angustula Moser, 1921b: 141 Gama angustula (Moser) Distribution: Brazil
Gama aurichalcea (Burmeister) Harpodactyla aurichalcea Burmeister, 1855: 19 Gama aurichalcea (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1141 Distribution: Brazil
Gama breviceps (Moser) Harpodactylus breviceps Moser, 1918b: 113 Gama breviceps (Moser); Distribution: Brazil
Gama espiritosantensis (Moser) Harpodactyla esperitosantensis Moser, 1919b: 18 Gama espiritosantensis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama fulvipennis (Moser) Harpodactylus fulvipennis Moser, 1918c: 331 Gama fulvipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
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Gama fusca Blanchard Gama fusca Blanchard, 1850: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Gama fuscoaenea Moser Gama fuscoaenea Moser, 1921b: 140 Distribution: Brazil
Gama grandicornis Blanchard Gama grandicornis Blanchard, 1850: 118 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia
Synonym: Harpodactyla grandicornis Burmeister, 1855: 18
Gama hamifera (Moser) Plectris hamifera Moser, 1921b: 169 Gama hamifera (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 6 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Gama rotundiceps Frey, 1964a: 130
Gama lepichaeta (Moser) Harpodactyla lepichaeta Moser, 1919b: 18 Gama lepichaeta (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama lutea Moser Harpodactyla lutea Moser, 1924b: 157 Gama lutea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama metallescens (Moser) Harpodactyla metallescens Moser, 1918c: 330 Gama metallescens (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama musiva (Burmeister) Philochloenia musiva Burmeister, 1855: 30 Harpodactyla musiva (Burmeister); Moser, 1919b: 17 Gama musiva (Burmeister); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama ohausi (Moser) Harpodactyla ohausi Moser, 1921b: 141 Gama ohausi (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama pallida Blanchard 227 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Gama pallida Blanchard, 1850: 118 Distribution: Argentina
Gama pilosa (Moser) Harpodactyla pilosa Moser, 1918c: 334 Gama pilosa (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944; 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama pulverulenta (Burmeister) Harpodactyla pulverulenta Burmeister, 1855: 19 Gama pulverulenta (Burmeister); Harold, 1869a: 1141 Distribution: Brazil
Gama quadrifoliata (Moser) Harpodactyla quadrifoliata Moser, 1918b: 114 Gama quadrifoliata (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama relucens Blanchard Gama relucens Blanchard, 1850: 118 Distribution: Venezuela
Gama rufoflava (Moser) Harpodactyla rufoflava Moser, 1919b: 18 Gama rufoflava (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama rugipennis (Moser) Harpodactyla rugipennis Moser, 1918c: 335 Gama rugipennis (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama squamiventris Steinheil Gama squamiventris Steinheil, 1874: 558 Distribution: Argentina
Gama viridescens Moser Gama viridescens Moser, 1918b: 114 Distribution: Brazil
Gama viridiaenea (Moser) Harpodactyla viridiaenea Moser, 1918c: 332 Gama viridiaenea (Moser); Blackwelder, 1944: 228 Distribution: Brazil
Gama viridifusca Moser Gama viridifusca Moser, 1918b: 111 Distribution: Brazil 228 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Genus GASTROHOPLUS Moser Gastrohoplus Moser, 1921b: 165. Type species Gastrohoplus mirabilis Moser, by monotypy.
Gastrohoplus mirabilis Moser Gastrohoplus mirabilis Moser, 1921b: 165 Distribution: Brazil
Genus GYMNOPYGE Linell Gymnopyge Linell, 1896: 723. Type species Gymnopyge hopliaeformis Linell, by original designation.
Gymnopyge coquilletti Linell Gymnopyge coquilletti Linell, 1896: 724 Distribution: United States
Gymnopyge hirsuta Cazier Gymnopyge hirsuta Cazier, 1939a: 17 Distribution: United States
Gymnopyge hopliaeformis Linell Gymnopyge hopliaeformis Linell, 1896: 724 Distribution: United States
Gymnopyge pygmaea Linell Gymnopyge pygmaea Linell, 1896: 724 Distribution: United States
Genus HADROCERUS Guérin-Méneville Hadrocerus Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 83. Type species Hadrocerus castaneipennis Guérin-Méneville, by monotypy. (for Pachycerus)
Synonym: Pachycerus Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3 (preoccupied). Type species Pachycerus castaneipennis Guérin-Méneville, by monotypy.
Hadrocerus castaneipennis (Guérin-Méneville) Pachycerus castaneipennis Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3. Hadrocerus castaneipennis (Guérin-Méneville) 1838: 83 Distribution: Brazil
Genus HAMATOPLECTRIS Frey Hamatoplectris Frey, 1967a: 126. Type species Hamatoplectris rosettae Frey, by original designation.
Hamatoplectris caracana Frey Hamatoplectris caracana Frey, 1969b: 399 Distribution: Brazil
Hamatoplectris rosettae Frey Hamatoplectris rosettae Frey, 1967a: 126 229 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Hamatoplectris spinifer Frey Hamatoplectris spinifer Frey, 1967a: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Genus HERCITIS Burmeister Hercitis Burmeister, 1855: 79. Type species Hercitis pygmaea Burmeister, by monotypy.
Hercitis flavosquamosa Moser Hercitis flavosquamosa Moser, 1924a: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Hercitis pygmaea Burmeister Hercitis pygmaea Burmeister, 1855: 79 Distribution: Brazil
Hercitis testacea Moser Hercitis testacea Moser, 1918b: 143 Distribution: Brazil
Hercitis zikani Moser Hercitis zikani Moser, 1921b: 174 Distribution: Brazil
Genus HIERITIS Burmeister Hieritis Burmeister, 1855: 41. Type species Hieritis macrocera Burmeister, by monotypy.
Hieritis macrocera Burmeister Hieritis macrocera Burmeister, 1855: 41 Distribution: Brazil
Genus HILARIANUS Blanchard Hilarianus Blanchard, 1851: 169. Type species Hilarianus anguliceps Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 273).
Hilarianus anguliceps Blanchard Hilarianus anguliceps Blanchard, 1851: 169 Hilarianus angulicollis Blanchard; Frey, 1974f: 331 (misspelling) Distribution: Brazil
Hilarianus ovalis Blanchard Hilarianus ovalis Blanchard, 1851: 170 Distribution: Brazil
Hilarianus rufinus Blanchard Hilarianus rufinus Blanchard, 1851: 169 Distribution: Brazil 230 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Hilarianus suboblongus Blanchard Hilarianus suboblongus Blanchard, 1851: 170 Distribution: Brazil
Hilarianus uniformis Blanchard Hilarianus uniformis Blanchard, 1851: 170 Distribution: Brazil
Genus ISONYCHUS Mannerheim Isonychus Mannerheim, 1829: 69. Type species Isonychus sulphureus Mannerheim, original designation.
Synonym: Colporhina Curtis, 1845: 454. Type species Colporhina bifoveolata Curtis, by monotypy.
Keys: Frey, 1964b: 320; 1965a: 113; 1970a: 124; Morón, 1994: 44
Isonychus aenescens Moser Isonychus aenescens Moser, 1919b: 42 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus aequatorialis Moser Isonychus aequatorialis Moser, 1924a: 124 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus albicinctus (Mannerheim) Omaloplia albicincta Mannerheim,1829: 68 Isonichus [sic] albicinctus (Mannerheim); Dejean, 1833: 182 Isonychus albicinctus (Mannerheim); Blanchard, 1850: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus albofasciatus Blanchard Isonychus albofasciatus Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Isonychus impluviatus Burmeister, 1855: 46
Isonychus albosignatus Moser Isonychus albosignatus Moser, 1921b: 158 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus alienus Frey Isonychus alienus Frey, 1970a: 138 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus angosturanus Moser Isonychus angosturanus Moser, 1924a: 126 Distribution: Venezuela 231 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus arbusticola Erichson Isonychus arbusticola Erichson, 1847a: 102 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus argentinus Moser Isonychus argentinus Moser, 1919b: 41 Distribution: Argentina
Isonychus arizonensis Howden Isonychus arizonensis Howden, 1959: 59 Distribution: México, United States
Isonychus bahianus Frey Isonychus bahianus Frey, 1974f: 331 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus bimaculatus Burmeister Isonychus bimaculatus Burmeister, 1855: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Isonychus sulcatus Moser, 1918b: 137
Isonychus bistrigus Burmeister (emendation) Isonychus bistriga Burmeister, 1855: 47 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus bivittatus Burmeister Isonychus bivittatus Burmeister, 1855: 53 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus boliviensis Moser Isonychus boliviensis Moser, 1918c: 349 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus braumeisteri Frey Isonychus braumeisteri Frey, 1969b: 383 Distribution: Venezuela
Isonychus bruchiformis (Germar) Melolontha bruchiformis Germar, 1829: 128 Isonychus bruchiformis (Germar); Burmeister, 1855: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Isonychus fuscomaculatus Moser, 1921b: 159
Isonychus burmeisteri Dalla Torre Isonychus burmeisteri Dalla Torre, 1913: 326 (for Burmeister, 1855: 53) 232 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Isonychus concolor Burmeister, 1855: 53 (not Blanchard, 1850: 85)
Isonychus callosipygus Frey Isonychus callosipygus Frey, 1965a: 123 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus castaneus Burmeister Isonychus castaneus Burmeister, 1855: 49 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Isonychus catharinae Blanchard Isonychus catharinae Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus caudiculatus Moser Isonychus caudiculatus Moser, 1918c: 347 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus cervicapra Frey Isonychus cervicapra Frey, 1965a: 120 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus cervinalis Frey Isonychus cervinalis Frey, 1965a: 121 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus cervinodes Frey Isonychus cervinodes Frey, 1965a: 119 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus cervinus Erichson Isonychus cervinus Erichson, 1847a: 103 Distribution: Bolivia
Synonym: Isonychus abdominalis Moser, 1918c: 342
Synonym: Isonychus fuscescens Blanchard, 1850: 87
Isonychus chacoensis Moser Isonychus chacoensis Moser, 1918c: 344 Distribution: Bolivia, Ecuador
Isonychus chiriquinus Bates Isonychus chiriquinus Bates, 1887: 149 Distribution: Colombia, Panama
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Isonychus cinereus Blanchard Isonychus cinereus Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus costaricensis Moser Isonychus costaricensis Moser, 1918c: 349 Distribution: Costa Rica
Isonychus crinitus Blanchard Isonychus crinitus Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Isonychus denudatus Blanchard Isonychus denudatus Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
Synonym: Isonychus tenuivestis Moser, 1921b: 163
Isonychus discolor Moser Isonychus discolor Moser, 1924a: 126 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus egregius Frey Isonychus egregius Frey, 1965a: 122 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus elegans Blanchard Isonychus elegans Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus elongatus Frey Isonychus elongatus Frey, 1965a: 118 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus erectepilosus Frey Isonychus erectepilosus Frey, 1970a: 143 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus fasciatipennis Moser Isonychus fasciatipennis Moser, 1924a: 125 Distribution: Venezuela
Isonychus fasciolatus Blanchard Isonychus fasciolatus Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Brazil, Guyana
Isonychus flaviventris Moser Isonychus flaviventris Moser, 1921b: 165 234 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus flavopilosus Moser Isonychus flavopilosus Moser, 1921b: 161 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus fraternus Moser Isonychus fraternus Moser, 1918c: 346 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus fraudulentus Frey Isonychus fraudulentus Frey, 1969b: 381 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus fulvescens Blanchard Isonychus fulvescens Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus fulvipennis Moser Isonychus fulvipennis Moser, 1921b: 161 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus fuscipennis Blanchard Isonychus fuscipennis Blanchard, 1850: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus gracilipes Blanchard Isonychus gracilipes Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus gracilis Burmeister Isonychus gracilis Burmeister, 1855: 33 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus granarius Burmeister Isonychus granarius Burmeister, 1855: 48 Distribution: Brazil, Surinam
Isonychus granuliventris Frey Isonychus granuliventris Frey, 1970a: 145 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus griseolus Moser Isonychus griseolus Moser, 1921b: 160 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus griseopilosus Moser Isonychus griseopilosus Moser, 1921b: 162 235 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus griseus Mannerheim Isonychus griseus Mannerheim, 1829: 74 Isonichus [sic] griseus Mannerheim; Dejean, 1833: 182 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus guayanensis Frey Isonychus guayanensis Frey, 1970a: 144 Distribution: Guyana
Isonychus hiekei Frey Isonychus hiekei Frey, 1965a: 118 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus hirsutus Bates Isonychus hirsutus Bates, 1887: 148 Distribution: Panama
Isonychus kulzeri Frey Isonychus kulzeri Frey, 1967b: 421 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus kuntzeni Moser Isonychus kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 164 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus laevipygus Frey Isonychus laevipygus Frey, 1964b: 331 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus leechi Frey Isonychus leechi Frey, 1969b: 380 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus limbatus Burmeister Isonychus limbatus Burmeister, 1855: 51 Distribution: Brazil (not México)
Isonychus lindemannae Frey Isonychus lindemannae Frey, 1974e: 279 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus lineatus Burmeister Isonychus lineatus Burmeister, 1855: 51 Distribution: French Guiana, Guyana
Isonychus lineola Blanchard 236 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus lineola Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus lituratus Blanchard Isonychus lituratus Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Isonychus concolor Blanchard, 1850: 85 Isonychus concolor var. concolor Blanchard; Frey, 1964b: 322
Synonym: Isonychus tristis Moser, 1924a: 126 Isonychus concolor var. tristis Blanchard; Frey, 1964b: 322
Synonym: Isonychus villosus Blanchard, 1850: 86 Isonychus concolor var. villosus Blanchard; Frey, 1964b: 322
Isonychus lojanus Frey Isonychus lojanus Frey, 1967b: 420 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus maculatus Waterhouse Isonychus maculatus Waterhouse, 1874: 203 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus maculipennis Moser Isonychus maculipennis Moser, 1918c: 344 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus marmoratus Blanchard Isonychus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Isonychus flavofasciatus Moser, 1918c: 339
Synonym: Isonychus principalis Burmeister, 1855: 43
Isonychus marmoreus Burmeister Isonychus marmoreus Burmeister, 1855: 46 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus microsquamosus Frey Isonychus microsquamosus Frey, 1970a: 140 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus minutus (Fabricius) Trichius minutus Fabricius, 1801: 134 Isonychus minutus (Fabricius); Burmeister, 1855: 52 Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana 237 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus murinus Blanchard Isonychus murinus Blanchard, 1850: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus mus Burmeister Isonychus mus Burmeister, 1855: 45 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus mutans Frey Isonychus mutans Frey, 1970a: 142 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus nebeculus Frey Isonychus nebeculus Frey, 1969b: 378 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus neglectus Moser Isonychus neglectus Moser, 1918c: 337 Distribution: México
Isonychus nigripes Moser Isonychus nigripes Moser, 1921b: 164 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus nitens Moser Isonychus nitens Moser, 1921b: 163 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus nitidus Burmeister Isonychus nitidus Burmeister, 1855: 49 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Isonychus nubeculus Frey Isonychus nubeculus Frey, 1969b: 378 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus nubilis Burmeister Isonychus nubilis Burmeister, 1855: 48 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Isonychus ruficeps Moser, 1924a: 125
Isonychus nudipennis Frey Isonychus nudipennis Frey, 1967b: 422 Distribution: Ecuado
Isonychus obesulus Burmeister 238 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus obesulus Burmeister, 1855: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus oblongoguttatus Moser Isonychus oblongoguttatus Moser, 1921b: 162 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus oblongomaculatus Moser Isonychus oblongomaculatus Moser, 1921b: 158 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus obsoletus Blanchard Isonychus obsoletus Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Isonychus fucatus Burmeister, 1855: 45
Isonychus ocellatus Burmeister Isonychus ocellatus Burmeister, 185: 46 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Isonychus ochreaceus Blanchard Isonychus ochreaceus Blanchard, 1850: 87 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus ohausi Moser Isonychus ohausi Moser, 1921b: 163 Distribution: Brazil, Ecuador
Isonychus ornatipennis Moser Isonychus ornatipennis Moser, 1921b: 158 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus ovinus Erichson Isonychus ovinus Erichson, 1847a: 103 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus paganus Blanchard Isonychus paganus Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus paradoxus Bates Isonychus paradoxus Bates, 1887: 150 Distribution: Panama
Isonychus parallelus Frey Isonychus parallelus Frey, 1970a: 144 Distribution: Brazil 239 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus paranus Moser Isonychus paranus Moser, 1921b: 159 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus parvulus Moser Isonychus parvulus Moser, 1918c: 345 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus pauloensis Frey Isonychus pauloensis Frey, 1970a: 143 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus pavonii Erichson Isonychus pavonii Erichson, 1847a: 102 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus penai Frey Isonychus penai Frey, 1966: 330 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus pereirai Frey Isonychus pereirai Frey, 1970a: 140 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus peruanus Moser Isonychus peruanus Moser, 1921b: 157 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus phlaeopterus Blanchard Isonychus phlaeopterus Blanchard, 1850: 88 Isonychus phoenicopterus Blanchard; Blackwelder, 1944: 231 (misspelling) Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus pictus Sharp Isonychus pictus Sharp, 1877: 131 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Isonychus pilicollis Moser Isonychus pilicollis Moser, 1924a: 125 Distribution: Ecuador
Isonychus pilosus Evans Isonychus pilosus Evans, 2003 (for Burmeister, 1855: 43) Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Isonychus crinitus Burmeister, 1855: 43 (not Blanchard, 1850: 88)
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Isonychus piperitus Bates Isonychus ocellatus var. piperitus Bates, 1887: 148 Isonychus piperatus Bates; Morón et al., 1997: 258 Distribution: México
Isonychus podicalis Moser Isonychus podicalis Moser, 1918c: 340 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus politus Burmeister Isonychus politus Burmeister, 1855: 49 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus prasinus Nonfried Isonychus prasinus Nonfried, 1892a: 223 Distribution: Honduras
Isonychus puchellus Moser Isonychus puchellus Moser, 1918c: 348 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus religiosus Evans Isonychus religiosus Evans, 2003 (for Burmeister, 1855: 54) Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Isonychus paganus Burmeister, 1855: 54 (not Blanchard, 1850: 86)
Isonychus rosettae Frey Isonychus rosettae Frey, 1969: 380 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus rugicollis Burmeister Isonychus rugicollis Burmeister, 1855: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus saltanus Frey Isonychus saltanus Frey, 1969b: 382 Distribution: Argentina
Isonychus saylori Frey Isonychus saylori Frey, 1969b: 380 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus schneblei Frey Isonychus schneblei Frey, 1964b: 329 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus scutellaris Moser 241 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus scutellaris Moser, 1918c: 341 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus setifer Moser Isonychus setifer Moser, 1918c: 338 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus similis Frey Isonychus similis Frey, 1973a: 260 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus simplex Frey Isonychus simplex Frey, 1976b: 377 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus simulator Frey Isonychus simulator Frey, 1969: 380 Distribution: Peru
Isonychus soricinus Blanchard Isonychus soricinus Blanchard, 1850: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus squamifer Blanchard Isonychus squamifer Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Isonychus jaspideus Burmeister, 1855: 54
Isonychus squamulosus Frey Isonychus squamulosus Frey, 1970a: 138 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus striatipennis Moser Isonychus striatipennis Moser, 1918c: 338 Distribution: México
Isonychus striolatus Frey Isonychus striolatus Frey, 1970a: 141 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus submaculatus Moser Isonychus submaculatus Moser, 1921b: 157 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus sulcicollis Moser Isonychus sulcicollis Moser, 1921b: 160 Distribution: Brazil 242 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus sulphureus seminiger Moser Isonychus sulphureus var. seminiger Moser, 1918c: 346 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus sulphureus sulphureus Mannerheim Isonychus sulphureus Mannerheim, 1829: 73 Isonichus [sic] sulphureus Mannerheim; Dejean 1833: 182 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Isonychus aurantiacus Burmeister, 1855: 50
Synonym: Isonychus plagiatus Burmeister, 1855: 51
Isonychus suturalis Mannerheim Isonychus suturalis Mannerheim, 1829: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus tesellatus Burmeister Isonychus tesellatus Burmeister, 1855: 50 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus tomentosus Burmeister Isonychus tomentosus Burmeister, 1855: 48 Distribution: México
Isonychus unicolor Blanchard Isonychus unicolor Blanchard, 1850: 88 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus unidens Frey Isonychus unidens Frey, 1972b: 98 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus uniformis Moser Isonychus uniformis Moser, 1920: 23 Distribution: Costa Rica
Isonychus ursus Moser Isonychus ursus Moser, 1918c: 341 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus varians Blanchard Isonychus varians Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Colombia
Isonychus variegatus (Germar) Melolontha variegatus Germar, 1824: 128 243 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Isonychus variegatus (Germar); Burmeister, 1855: 536 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Colporhina bifoveolata Curtis, 1845: 454
Synonym: Isonychus degluptus Germar, 1824: 623
Isonychus variipennis Moser Isonychus variipennis Moser, 1918c: 343 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus ventralis Moser Isonychus ventralis Moser, 1921b: 159 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus vestitus (Laporte) Serica vestita Laporte, 1840: 148 Isonychus vestitus (Laporte); Burmeister, 1855: 54 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus vicinus Moser Isonychus vicinus Moser, 1818: 345 Distribution: Bolivia
Isonychus vittatus Burmeister Isonychus vittatus Burmeister, 1855: 47 Distribution: México
Isonychus vittiger Blanchard Isonychus vittiger Blanchard, 1850: 86 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus vittipennis Moser Isonychus vittipennis Moser, 1921b: 164 Distribution: Brazil
Isonychus zikani Moser Isonychus zikani Moser, 1921b: 160 Distribution: Brazil
Genus ISSACARIS Fairmaire Issacaris Fairmaire, 1889: 117. Type species Issacaris petalophora Fairmaire (a junior synonym of Dicrania aeneobrunnea Philippi), by monotypy.
Keys to species: Gutiérrez, 1952: 219
Issacaris bullocki Gutiérrez Issacaris bullocki Gutiérrez, 1952: 221 244 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Chile
Issacaris petalophora Fairmaire Issacaris petalophora Fairmaire, 1889: 117 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Dicrania aeneobrunnea Philippi, 1861: 738 Issacaris aeneobrunnea (Philippi); Gutiérrez, 1946a: 15
Issacaris setosiventris Gutiérrez Issacaris setosiventris Gutiérrez, 1952: 219 Distribution: Chile
Genus MACRODACTYLUS Dejean Macrodactylus Dejean, 1821: 58. Type species Melolontha subspinosa Fabricius, by subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 290).
Synonym: Stenothorax Harris, 1827: 8 (as subgenus). Type species Melolontha subspinosa Fabricius, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Horn, 1876: 184; Carrillo and Gibson, 1960, 26; Morón, 1994: 44; Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 150.
Macrodactylus aeneicollis Moser Macrodactylus aeneicollis Moser, 1918c: 353 Distribution: Argentina
Macrodactylus aeneipes Moser Macrodactylus aeneipes Moser, 1918b: 138 Distribution: Argentina
Macrodactylus aeneus Kirsch Macrodactylus aeneus Kirsch, 1885: 219 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus aequatorialis Moser Macrodactylus aequatorialis Moser, 1918c: 352 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus affinis Laporte Macrodactylus affinis Laporte, 1840: 147 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus amoenus Frey Macrodactylus amoenus Frey, 1975c: 256 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de Beauvois) 245 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Melolontha angustata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805: 30 Macrodactylus angustatus (Palisot de Beauvois); LeConte, 1856: 278 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Macrodactylus setulosus LeConte, 1856: 277
Macrodactylus annulitarsis Blanchard Macrodactylus annulitarsis Blanchard, 1850: 90 Distribution: Venezuela
Macrodactylus argentinus Moser Macrodactylus argentinus Moser, 1918c: 352 Distribution: Argentina
Macrodactylus batesi Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus batesi Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 161 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus bicolor Moser Macrodactylus bicolor Moser, 1921b: 166 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus bilineolatus Moser Macrodactylus bilineolatus Moser, 1919a: 7 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus bistriatus Moser Macrodactylus bistriatus Moser, 1919a: 8 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus bolivianus Moser Macrodactylus bolivianus Moser, 1918c: 350 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus brenskei Moser Macrodactylus brenskei Moser, 1918c: 354 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus carrilloi Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus carrilloi Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 223 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus championi Bates Macrodactylus championi Bates, 1887: 146 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Macrodactylus chilensis Solier Macrodactylus chilensis Solier, 1851: 115 246 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Chile
Macrodactylus cinereus Blanchard Macrodactylus cinereus Blanchard, 1850: 90 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus columbianus Dalla Torre Macrodactylus columbianus Dalla Torre, 1913: 328 (for Burmeister, 1855: 58) Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Macrodactylus cinereus Burmeister, 1855: 58 (not Blanchard, 1850: 90)
Macrodactylus conjunctus Moser Macrodactylus conjunctus Moser, 1921a: 56 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus costaricensis Moser Macrodactylus costaricensis Moser, 1919a: 12 Distribution: Costa Rica
Macrodactylus costulatus Bates Macrodactylus costulatus Bates, 1887: 143 Distribution: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua
Synonym: Macrodactylus costulatus var. rufipennis Bates, 1887: 143
Macrodactylus crassipes Philippi Macrodactylus crassipes Philippi, 1864: 444 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Macrodactylus nigrinus Philippi, 1864: 443
Macrodactylus cupreus Blanchard Macrodactylus cupreus Blanchard, 1850: 91 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus curtipilis Frey Macrodactylus curtipilis Frey, 1969b: 385 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus cyanonigrus Evans Macrodactylus cyanonigrus Evans, 2003 (for Moser, 1919a: 9) Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Macrodactylus nigrocyaneus Moser, 1919a: 9 (not Bates, 1887: 145)
Macrodactylus dimidiatus Guérin-Méneville Macrodactylus dimidiatus Guérin-Méneville, 1844b: pl. 147 247 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, México
Synonym: Macrodactylus semicoeruleus Burmeister, 1855: 62
Macrodactylus discicollis Moser Macrodactylus discicollis Moser, 1919a: 1 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus discipennis Moser Macrodactylus discipennis Moser, 1918c: 356 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus disparilis Moser Macrodactylus disparilis Moser, 1919a: 1 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus dorsatus Burmeister Macrodactylus dorsatus Burmeister, 1855: 59 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus duckei Ohaus Macrodactylus duckei Ohaus, 1913b: 206 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus elegans Nonfried Macrodactylus elegans Nonfried, 1894: 142 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus excellens Kirsch Macrodactylus excellens Kirsch, 1865: 47 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus farinosus Philippi Macrodactylus farinosus Philippi, 1864: 442 Distribution: Chile
Macrodactylus felix Kirsch Macrodactylus felix Kirsch, 1885: 219 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus fulvescens Bates Macrodactylus fulvescens Bates, 1887: 140 Distribution: México
Synonym: Macrodactylus fulvescens var. nigritarsis Bates, 1887: 141 Macrodactylus nigritarsis Bates; Arce-Peréz and Morón, 2001: 166
Synonym: Macrodactylus rhomboderus Bates, 1887: 141 248 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Macrodactylus fulvipennis Blanchard Macrodactylus fulvipennis Blanchard, 1850: 91 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Macrodactylus luridipennis Burmeister, 1855: 62
Macrodactylus fulvipes Moser Macrodactylus fulvipes Moser, 1918b: 139 Distribution: Paraguay
Macrodactylus gracilis Moser Macrodactylus gracilis Moser, 1918c: 351 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus griseus Moser Macrodactylus griseus Moser, 1918c: 351 Distribution: Argentina
Macrodactylus haenschi Moser Macrodactylus haenschi Moser, 1919a: 9 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus hondurensis Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus hondurensis Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2005: 32 Distribution: Honduras
Macrodactylus impressus Bates Macrodactylus impressus Bates, 1887: 143 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus infuscatus infuscatus Bates Macrodactylus infuscatus Bates, 1887: 139 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus infuscatus vicinus Bates Macrodactylus infuscatus var. vicinus Bates, 1887: 139 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus limbatus Blanchard Macrodactylus limbatus Blanchard, 1850: 91 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Macrodactylus pauperatus Burmeister, 1855: 62
Macrodactylus lineaticollis Bates Macrodactylus lineaticollis Bates, 1887: 140 Distribution: Guatemala, México 249 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Macrodactylus lineatus Chevrolat Macrodactylus lineatus Chevrolat, 1834: 79 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus longicollis Latrielle Macrodactylus longicollis Latrielle, 1811: 202 Distribution: México
Synonym: Macrodactylus nigrocyaneus Bates, 1887: 145
Macrodactylus longipes Burmeister Macrodactylus longipes Burmeister, 1855: 61 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus manantlecus Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus manantlecus Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 163 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus marginicollis Moser Macrodactylus marginicollis Moser, 1919a: 11 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus marianus Moser Macrodactylus marianus Moser, 1924a: 124 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus meridanus Moser Macrodactylus meridanus Moser, 1926: 205 Distribution: Venezuela
Macrodactylus mexicanus Burmeister Macrodactylus mexicanus Burmeister, 1855: 58 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus montanus Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus montanus Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 212 Distribution: Honduras, México
Macrodactylus murinus Bates Macrodactylus murinus Bates, 1887: 147 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus nigricornis Moser Macrodactylus nigricornis Moser, 1919b: 43 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus nigripes Bates 250 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Macrodactylus nigripes Bates, 1887: 140 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus nitidicollis Blanchard Macrodactylus nitidicollis Blanchard, 1850: 89 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Macrodactylus bilineatus Burmeister, 1855: 61
Macrodactylus nitididorsis Frey Macrodactylus nitididorsis Frey, 1976b: 379 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus nobilis Frey Macrodactylus nobilis Frey, 1963: 554 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus obscuritarsis Moser Macrodactylus obscuritarsis Moser, 1926: 205 Distribution: Paraguay
Macrodactylus ocreatus Bates Macrodactylus ocreatus Bates, 1887: 141 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus ohausi Moser Macrodactylus ohausi Moser, 1921a: 55 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus ovaticollis Bates Macrodactylus ovaticollis Bates, 1887: 146 Distribution: Colombia, Panama
Macrodactylus pallens Blanchard Macrodactylus pallens Blanchard, 1850: 90 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Macrodactylus flavicornis Burmeister, 1855: 58
Macrodactylus paraguayensis Moser Macrodactylus paraguayensis Moser, 1921b: 166 Distribution: Paraguay
Macrodactylus penai Frey Macrodactylus penai Frey, 1972b: 101 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus peruanus Moser 251 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Macrodactylus peruanus Moser, 1919a: 2 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus pexus Kirsch Macrodactylus pexus Kirsch, 1865: 48 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus pluto Wickham Macrodactylus pluto Wickham, 1912: 24 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Macrodactylus pokornyanus Morón Macrodactylus pokornyanus Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 214 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus praecellens Moser Macrodactylus praecellens Moser, 1919a: 6 Distribution: Ecuador
Macrodactylus propheticus Wickham Macrodactylus propheticus Wickham, 1912: 25 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Macrodactylus pulchellus Moser Macrodactylus pulchellus Moser, 1918c: 355 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus pulchripes Blanchard Macrodactylus pulchripes Blanchard, 1850: 90 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus pumilio Burmeister Macrodactylus pumilio Burmeister, 1855: 58 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus rufescens Bates Macrodactylus rufescens Bates, 1887: 145 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Macrodactylus sapphirinus Moser Macrodactylus sapphirinus Moser, 1919a: 10 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus scutellaris Frey Macrodactylus scutellaris Frey, 1972b: 101 Distribution: Brazil 252 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Macrodactylus sericeicollis Bates Macrodactylus sericeicollis Bates, 1887: 142 Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Macrodactylus sericinus Bates Macrodactylus sericinus Bates, 1887: 144 Distribution: Nicaragua
Macrodactylus signatipennis Moser Macrodactylus signatipennis Moser, 1919a: 4 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus silaonus Bates Macrodactylus silaonus Bates, 1887: 140 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus silarutus Evans Macrodactylus silarutus Evans, 2003 (for Laporte, 1840: 147) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Macrodactylus suturalis Laporte, 1840: 147 (not Mannerheim, 1829: 74)
Macrodactylus sparsesetosus Frey Macrodactylus sparsesetosus Frey, 1969b: 386 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus squamiger Frey Macrodactylus squamiger Frey, 1963: 553 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus suavis Bates Macrodactylus suavis Bates, 1887: 144 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Macrodactylus subaeneus Burmeister Macrodactylus subaeneus Burmeister, 1855: 63 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus submarginatus Bates Macrodactylus submarginatus Bates, 1887: 142 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus subspinosus (Fabricius) Melolontha subspinosa Fabricius, 1775: 39 Melolontha (Stenothorax) subspinosa (Fabricius); Harris, 1827: 8 Macrodactylus subspinosus (Fabricius); Laporte, 1840: 147 Distribution: United States 253 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Macrodactylus barbatus Fitch, 1865: 199
Synonym: Melolontha elongata Herbst, 1790: 145 Melolontha (Stenothorax) elongata Herbst; Harris, 1827: 8
Synonym: Macrodactylus polyphagus Burmeister, 1855: 57
Macrodactylus subvittatus Burmeister Macrodactylus subvittatus Burmeister, 1855: 59 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus sulcicollis Moser Macrodactylus sulcicollis Moser, 1919a: 5 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus sulphureus Blanchard Macrodactylus sulphureus Blanchard, 1850: 90 Distribution: Colombia
Macrodactylus surianus Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus surianus Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2000a: 216 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus suturalis Mannerheim Macrodactylus suturalis Mannerheim, 1829: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Macrodactylus haemhorrhous Perty, 1833: 51
Macrodactylus sylphis Bates Macrodactylus sylphis Bates, 1887: 144 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Macrodactylus tenuilineatus Guérin-Méneville Macrodactylus tenuilineatus Guérin-Méneville, 1843: 21 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Macrodactylus flavolineatus Guérin-Méneville, 1843: 21
Macrodactylus thoracicus Kirsch Macrodactylus thoracicus Kirsch, 1885: 218 Distribution: Ecuador, Panama
Macrodactylus tibialis Arce-Pérez and Morón Macrodactylus tibialis Arce-Pérez and Morón, 2005: 29 Distribution: Honduras, Nicaragua
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Macrodactylus uniformis Horn Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, 1876: 185 Distribution: México, United States
Macrodactylus variipes Bates Macrodactylus variipes Bates, 1887: 138 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus velutinus Frey Macrodactylus velutinus Frey, 1976b: 380 Distribution: Brazil
Macrodactylus virens Bates Macrodactylus virens Bates, 1887: 147 Distribution: México
Macrodactylus vittipennis Moser Macrodactylus vittipennis Moser, 1919a: 3 Distribution: Peru
Macrodactylus zischkai Frey Macrodactylus zischkai Frey, 1966: 331 Distribution: Bolivia
Macrodactylus zunilensis Bates Macrodactylus zunilensis Bates, 1887: 142 Distribution: Guatemala
Genus MALLOTARSUS Blanchard Mallotarsus Blanchard, 1850: 119. Type species Mallotarsus spadiceus Blanchard, by monotypy.
Mallotarsus spadiceus Blanchard Mallotarsus spadiceus Blanchard, 1850: 119 Distribution: Brazil
Genus MANODACTYLUS Moser Manodactylus Moser, 1919b: 43. Type species Manodactylus gaujoni Moser, by monotypy.
Manodactylus gaujoni Moser Manodactylus gaujoni Moser, 1919b: 44 Distribution: Ecuador
Genus MANONYCHUS Moser Manonychus Moser, 1919c: 346. Type species Manonychus unguicularis Moser, by monotypy.
Manonychus birabeni Martínez Manonychus birabeni Martínez, 1959b: 59 Description: Brazil 255 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Manonychus conipygus Frey Manonychus conipygus Frey, 1976b: 378 Description: Brazil
Manonychus densicollis Frey Manonychus densicollis Frey, 1974f: 320 Description: Brazil
Manonychus martinezi Frey Manonychus martinezi Frey, 1974f: 320 Description: Brazil
Manonychus rosettae Frey Manonychus rosettae Frey, 1976b: 377 Description: Brazil
Manonychus unguicularis Moser Manonychus unguicularis Moser, 1919c: 346 Description: Brazil
Genus MANOPUS Laporte Manopus Laporte, 1840: 147. Type species Manopus biguttatus Laporte, by monotypy.
Manopus biguttatus Laporte Manopus biguttatus Laporte, 1840: 147 Distribution: Colombia
Manopus simillimus Moser Manopus simillimus Moser, 1926: 207 Distribution: Colombia
Genus OEDICHIRA Burmeister Oedichira Burmeister, 1855: 80. Type species Oedichira pachydactyla Burmeister, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 303).
Oedichira crassimana Burmeister Oedichira crassimana Burmeister, 1855: 81 Distribution: Brazil
Oedichira pachydactyla Burmeister Oedichira pachydactyla Burmeister, 1855: 81 Distribution: Brazil
Genus PACHYLOTOMA Blanchard Pachylotoma Blanchard, 1850: 121. Type species Pachylotoma viridis Blanchard, by monotypy.
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Pachylotoma viridis Blanchard, 1850: 121 Distribution: South America
Genus PAULOSAWAYA Martínez and D'Andretta Paulosawaya Martínez and D'Andretta, 1955: 346. Type species Paulosawaya ornatissima Martínez and d'Andretta, by original designation.
Paulosawaya ornatissima Martínez and D'Andretta Paulosawaya ornatissima Martínez and D'Andretta, 1955: 348 Distribution: Ecuador
Genus PECTINOSOMA Arrow Pectinosoma Arrow, 1913b: 430. Type species Pectinosoma elongata Arrow, by monotypy.
Pectinosoma elongata Arrow Pectinosoma elongata Arrow, 1913b: 430 Distribution: Guyana
Genus PLECTRIS Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville Plectris Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 369. Type species Plectris tomentosa Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, by monotypy.
Synonym: Euryaspis Blanchard, 1851: 130. Type species Euryaspis gaudichaudii Blanchard, by monotypy.
Synonym: Junkia Dalla Torre, 1913: 310 (for Nonfried, 1894: 11). Type species Trichoderma ceylanica Nonfried, by monotypy.
Synonym: Pseudoserica Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 86. Type species Pseudoserica marmorea Guérin- Méneville, by monotypy.
Synonym: Trichoderma Nonfried, 1894: 11 (preoccupied). Type species Trichoderma ceylanica Nonfried, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Frey, 1967a: 6; Chalumeau, 1982: 330.
Plectris abdominalis Frey Plectris abdominalis Frey, 1967a: 31 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aberrans Frey Plectris aberrans Frey, 1964c: 698 Distribution: Peru
Plectris abnormalis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] abnormalis Moser, 1919b: 24 Plectris abnormalis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil 257 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris acreensis Frey Plectris acreensis Frey, 1973a: 269 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris acutestosa Frey Plectris acutestosa Frey, 1974f: 327 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aenea Blanchard Plectris aenea Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris aeneicollis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] aeneicollis Moser, 1918b: 127 Plectris aeneicollis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 88 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aeneofusca (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] aeneofusca Moser, 1918c: 336 Plectris aeneofusca (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 103 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris aeneomicans Frey Plectris aeneomicans Frey, 1967a: 94 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aeneorufa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] aeneorufa Moser, 1918b: 122 Plectris aeneorufa (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 84 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil
Plectris aenescens (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] aenescens Moser, 1918b: 135 Plectris aenescens (Moser); Frey, 1967a; 118 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aequatorialis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] aequatorialis Moser 1921b: 143 Plectris aequatorialis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 104 Distribution: Ecuador
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] witti Moser, 1924b: 160 Plectris witli [sic] Moser; Frey, 1967a: 104
Plectris aerata Burmeister Plectris aerata Burmeister, 1855: 87 Distribution: Brazil 258 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris afflicta Blanchard Plectris afflicta Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochloenia setifera Burmeister, 1855: 35 Plectris setifera (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 306
Plectris ahena Burmeister Plectris ahena Burmeister, 1855: 32 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] virescens Blanchard, 1850: 122 (not Blanchard, 1842: 11) Plectris virescens (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 114
Plectris alboscutata Frey Plectris alboscutata Frey, 1967a: 100 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris albovittata Frey Plectris albovittatus Frey, 1967a: 118 Plectris albovittata Frey; Frey, 1974d: 245 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris aliena Chapin Plectris aliena Chapin, 1934a: 34 Distribution: Paraguay [Australia, United States]
Plectris alternata Frey Plectris alternata Frey, 1967a: 65 (for Burmeister, 1855: 36) Distribution: Brazil, Colombia
Synonym: Philochloenia augerona Burmeister, 1855: 36 (not Blanchard, 1850: 127) Plectris augerona (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 307
Plectris alvarengai Frey Plectris alvarengai Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris amabilis Frey Plectris amabilis Frey, 1967a: 67 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris ambigua Frey Plectris ambigua Frey, 1967a: 95 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ambitiosa (Blanchard) 259 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] ambitiosa Blanchard, 1850: 121 Plectris ambitiosa (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 75 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris amoena Frey Plectris amoena Frey, 1973a: 272 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris andicola Frey Plectris andicola Frey, 1969b: 387 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris andina Frey Plectris andina Frey, 1967a: 54 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris angerona Blanchard Plectris angerona Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris angusta Frey Plectris angusta Frey, 1974f: 330 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris anomala (Kirsch) Philochlaenia [sic] anomala Kirsch, 1885: 217 Plectris anomala (Kirsch); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris antennalis Moser Plectris antennalis Moser, 1924a: 161 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris antennata Frey Plectris antennata Frey, 1969b: 394 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris apicalis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] apicalis Moser, 1921b: 145 Plectris apicalis (Moser); Frey, 1967a; 118 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris archidonensis Moser Plectris archidonensis Moser, 1924a: 161 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris argentata Frey Plectris argentata Frey, 1967a: 76 260 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris argentina (Bruch) Philochloenia argentina Bruch, 1909: 343 Plectris argentinus (Bruch); Frey, 1967a; 36 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris atubana Frey Plectris atubana Frey, 1972b: 93 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris bahiensis Frey Plectris bahiensis Frey, 1975b: 253 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris balthasari Frey Plectris balthasari Frey, 1967a: 59 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris baraudi Frey Plectris baraudi Frey, 1967a: 77 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris barbitarsis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] barbitarsis Moser, 1919b: 26 Plectris barbitarsis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 49 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris barda Blanchard Plectris barda Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris texta Burmeister Plectris texta Burmeister, 1855: 34
Plectris bicolor Frey Plectris bicolor Frey, 1967a: 96 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris bilobata (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] bilobata Moser, 1921b: 148 Plectris bilobata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 103 Distribution: Bolivia
Synonym: Plectris stöckleini Frey, 1967a: 124 Plectris stoeckleini Frey; Frey, 1974d: 256
Plectris binotata Blanchard 261 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris binotata Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris cuprescens Blanchard, 1850: 127
Plectris blanchardi Frey Plectris blanchardi Frey, 1967a: 86 (for Moser 1926: 206) Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Plectris argentina Moser 1926: 206 (not Bruch, 1909: 343)
Plectris boliviensis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] boliviensis Moser, 1921b: 153 Plectris boliviensis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 42 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris bonariensis Frey Plectris bonariensis Frey, 1967a: 92 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris breiti Frey Plectris breiti Frey, 1967a: 69 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris breviceps Frey Plectris breviceps Frey, 1967a: 91 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris brevicollis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] brevicollis Moser, 1919b: 31 Plectris brevicollis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris brevipes (Blanchard) Philochlaenia [sic] brevipes Blanchard, 1850: 122 Plectris brevipes (Blanchard); Evans, 2003: 310 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris brevipilosa Moser Plectris brevipilosa Moser, 1924a: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris brevis Blanchard Plectris brevis Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris brevisetosa Moser Plectris brevisetosa Moser, 1918b: 153 262 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris brittoni Frey Plectris brittoni Frey, 1967a: 101 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris bruchi Moser Plectris bruchi Moser, 1924a: 128 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris burmeisteri (Kirsch) Philochlaenia [sic] burmeisteri Kirsch, 1871: 362 Plectris burmeisteri (Kirsch); Frey, 1967a: 38 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris calcarata Frey Plectris calcarata Frey, 1967a: 29 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris caliginosa Blanchard Plectris caliginosa Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris cervina Burmeister, 1855: 84
Synonym: Plectris latifrons Blanchard, 1850: 125
Plectris calva Frey Plectris calva Frey, 1969b: 391 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris candezei Frey Plectris candezei Frey, 1967a: 54 Distribution: Brazil, Guyana, Peru
Plectris caniventris (Burmeister) Philochloenia caniventris Burmeister, 1855: 38 Plectris caniventris (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a; 117 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris castaneipennis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] castaneipennis Moser, 1921b: 150 Plectris castaneipennis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris cayennensis Moser Plectris cayennensis Moser, 1921b: 152 Distribution: French Guiana 263 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris centralis (Bruch) Philochloenia centralis Bruch, 1909: 342 Plectris centralis (Bruch); Frey, 1967a: 36 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris ceylanica (Nonfried) Trichoderma ceylanica Nonfried, 1894: 11 Junkia ceylanica (Nonfried); Dalla Torre, 1913: 310 Plectris ceylanica (Nonfried); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ciliata Frey Plectris ciliata Frey, 1967a: 27 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris cinerascens Moser Plectris cinerascens Moser, 1918b: 161 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris cinereopilosa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] cinereopilosa Moser, 1924b: 161 Plectris cinereopilosa (Moser); Evans, 2003: 312 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris clypealis Frey Plectris clypealis Frey, 1975b: 252 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris clypeata Burmeister Plectris clypeata Burmeister, 1855: 83 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris collarti Frey Plectris collarti Frey, 1967a: 11 Distribution: Uruguay
Plectris comata (Blanchard) Brahmina comata Blanchard, 1851; 140 Plectris comata (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 8 Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay
Plectris conformis Frey Plectris conformis Frey, 1967a: 63 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris contaminata Blanchard Plectris contaminata Blanchard, 1850: 128 264 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris cordobana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] cordobana Moser, 1924b: 158 Plectris cordobana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris corrientensis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] corrientensis Moser, 1919b: 19 Plectris corrientensis (Moser); Moser, 1926: 206 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Synonym: Rhinaspis nitidula Moser, 1921b: 170 Plectris nitidula (Moser); Evans, 2003: 313
Plectris corumbana Moser Plectris corumbana Moser, 1921b: 169 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris corvicoana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] corvicoana Moser, 1919b: 34 Plectris corvicoana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris costulata Frey Plectris costulata Frey, 1967a: 34 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris coxalis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] coxalis Moser, 1921b: 147 Plectris coxalis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 105 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris crassa Blanchard Plectris crassa Blanchard, 1850: 125 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris crassesetosa Frey Plectris crassesetosa Frey, 1967a: 107 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris cucullata Burmeister Plectris cucullata Burmeister, 1855: 90 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris curta Burmeister Plectris curta Burmeister, 1855: 88 Distribution: Brazil 265 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris curticollis Frey Plectris curticollis Frey, 1967a: 11 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris curtipilis Frey Plectris curtipilis Frey, 1967a: 58 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris curtisetis Frey Plectris curtisetis Frey, 1969b: 393 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris cuyana (Bruch) Philochloenia cuyana Bruch, 1909: 347 Plectris cuyana (Bruch); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris cylindrica Burmeister Plectris cylindrica Burmeister, 1855: 86 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] gracilicornis Moser, 1919c: 347 Plectris gracilicornis (Moser); Evans, 2003: 314
Plectris cylindriformis Frey Plectris cylindriformis Frey, 1967a: 120 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris decipiens Burmeister Plectris decipiens Burmeister, 1855: 88 Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Plectris decolorata Blanchard Plectris decolorata Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris eucalyptra Burmeister, 1855: 87
Plectris delicatula (Blanchard) Philochlaenia [sic] delicatula Blanchard, 1850: 122 Plectris delicatula (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 83 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris denominata Frey Plectris denominata Frey, 1967a: 116 (for Burmeister, 1855: 32) Distribution: Brazil
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Synonym: Plectris tomentosa Burmeister, 1855: 32 (not Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 369)
Plectris densaticollis Frey Plectris densaticollis Frey, 1967a: 72 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris densehirsuta Frey Plectris densehirsuta Frey, 1967a: 91 Distribution: Uruguay
Plectris densevestita Moser Plectris densevestita Moser, 1924a: 160 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris depressicollis Frey Plectris depressicollis Frey, 1967a: 96 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris desiderata Evans Plectris desiderata Evans, 2003 (for Burmeister, 1855: 89) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris ambitiosa Burmeister, 1855: 89 (not Blanchard, 1850: 121)
Plectris devillei Frey Plectris devillei Frey, 1967a: 93 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris difformis Frey Plectris difformis Frey, 1973a: 265 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris dimorpha Frey Plectris dimorpha Frey, 1976b: 382 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris duplopilosa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] duplopilosa Moser, 1921b: 148 Plectris duplopilosa (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 114 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris elongata Burmeister Plectris elongata Burmeister, 1855: 86 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris excisiceps Moser, 1918b: 158
Plectris emarginata (Moser) 267 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] emarginata Moser, 1921a: 55 Plectris emarginata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 49 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris endroedii Frey Plectris endrödii Frey, 1967a: 60 Plectris endroedii Frey; Frey, 1974: 248 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris eucalypti Frey Plectris eucalypti Frey, 1973a: 264 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris eusquamosa Frey Plectris eusquamosa Frey, 1975b: 254 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris excisiceps (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] excisiceps Moser, 1921b: 153 Plectris excisiceps (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 42 Distribution: French Guiana
Plectris exigua Frey Plectris exigua Frey, 1973a: 267 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris farinosa Burmeister Plectris farinosa Burmeister, 1855: 87 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris fassli (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] fassli Moser, 1919b: 30 Plectris fassli (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris festiva (Burmeister) Philochloenia festiva Burmeister, 1855: 37 Plectris festiva (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 64 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Plectris flavicornis (Burmeister) Philochloenia flavicornis Burmeister, 1855: 30 Plectris flavicornis (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 317 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris flavohirta Blanchard Plectris flavohirta Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Guyana 268 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris fulgida Frey Plectris fulgida Frey, 1973a: 268 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris fulva Blanchard Plectris fulva Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia
Synonym: Plectris grenadensis Blanchard, 1851: 129
Plectris fungicola Arrow Plectris fungicola Arrow, 1900: 177 Distribution: St. Vincent
Plectris fusca Moser Plectris fusca Moser, 1818b: 162 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris fuscoaenea Moser Plectris fuscoaenea Moser, 1921b: 167 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris fuscoviridis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] fuscoviridis Moser, 1918b: 129 Plectris fuscoviridis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 75 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris fuscula (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] fuscula Moser, 1918b: 133 Plectris fuscula (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 118 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris gaudichaudii (Blanchard) Euryaspis gaudichaudii Blanchard, 1851: 130 Plectris gaudichaudi (Blanchard); Dalla Torre, 1913: 335 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Phyllophaga (Phytalus) malleata Frey, 1964c: 696 Plectris malleatus [sic] Frey; Frey, 1975a: 220
Plectris gebieni (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] gebieni Moser, 1921b: 150 Plectris gebieni (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 118 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris glabrata Frey Plectris glabrata Frey, 1967a: 33 269 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris glabripennis Frey Plectris glabripennis Frey, 1967a: 7 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris globulicollis Frey Plectris globulicollis Frey, 1973a: 270 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris goetzi Frey Plectris goetzi Frey, 1967a: 111 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris gracilicornis Moser Plectris gracilicornis Moser, 1918b: 154 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris grisea Moser Plectris grisea Moser, 1921b: 167 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris griseohirta Frey Plectris griseohirta Frey, 1967a: 87 (for Moser, 1921b: 149) Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] griseovestita Moser, 1921b: 149 (not Moser, 1921b: 167) Plectris griseovestita (Moser); Evans, 2003: 319
Plectris griseopilosa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] griseopilosa Moser, 1921b: 147 Plectris griseopilosa (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 117 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris griseosetosa Moser Plectris griseosetosa Moser, 1924a: 159 Distribution: Colombia
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] columbiana Moser, 1919b: 27 Plectris columbiana (Moser); Evans, 2003: 319
Plectris griseovestita Moser Plectris griseovestita Moser, 1921b: 167 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris guayrana Frey Plectris guayrana Frey, 1967a: 100 Distribution: Paraguay 270 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris gutierrezi Frey Plectris gutierrezi Frey, 1967a: 97 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris hellmichi Frey Plectris hellmichi Frey, 1967a: 110 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris herteli Frey Plectris herteli Frey, 1967a: 76 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris hispidula Frey Plectris hispidula Frey, 1974f: 323 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris huedepohli Frey Plectris huedepohli Frey, 1967a: 29 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris imitans Frey Plectris imitans Frey, 1967a: 109 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris incana (Burmeister) Philochloenia incana Burmeister, 1855: 31 Plectris incana (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris indigens Blanchard Plectris indigens Blanchard, 1850: 127 Plectris indigena Blanchard; Frey, 1967: 41 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] duplosetosa Moser, 1919b: 22 Plectris duplosetosa (Moser); Evans, 2003: 320
Plectris inopinata Frey Plectris inopinata Frey, 1973a: 263 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris integrata (Bates) Pseudoserica integrata Bates, 1887: 154 Plectris integrata (Bates); Dalla Torre, 1913: 335 Distribution: Panama
Plectris intermixta Frey 271 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris intermixta Frey, 1967a: 39 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris juengeri Frey Plectris jüngeri Frey, 1969b: 390 Plectris juengeri Frey; Frey, 1974d: 250 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris juncea (Burmeister) Philochloenia juncea Burmeister, 1855: 39 Plectris juncea (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 49 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris junceana Frey Plectris junceana Frey, 1969b: 392 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris kirschi Frey Plectris kirschi Frey, 1967a: 67 (for Burmeister, 1855: 37) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochloenia tessellata Burmeister, 1855: 37 (not Burmeister, 1855: 84) Plectris tessellata (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 321
Plectris kochi Frey Plectris kochi Frey, 1967a: 123 Distribution: Peru
Plectris kriegi Frey Plectris kriegi Frey, 1973a: 271 Distribution: Paraguay
Plectris kulzeri Frey Plectris kulzeri Frey, 1967a: 12 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris kuntzeni Moser Plectris kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 169 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris laevipennis Frey Plectris laevipennis Frey, 1967a: 78 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris laevis Frey Plectris laevis Frey, 1967a: 76 Distribution: Ecuador
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Plectris laeviscutata (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] laeviscutata Moser, 1918b: 122 Plectris laeviscutata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 83 Distribution: Brazil, Paraguay
Plectris lanata Frey Plectris lanata Frey, 1964c: 699 Distribution: Peru
Plectris laticeps Blanchard Plectris laticeps Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris lepida Burmeister Plectris lepida Burmeister, 1855: 38 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris lignicola Arrow Plectris lignicola Arrow, 1900: 177 Distribution: St. Vincent
Plectris lignicolor Blanchard Plectris lignicolor Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia
Plectris ligulata Frey Plectris ligulata Frey, 1969: 396 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris bahiana Frey, 1974f: 326
Plectris lindneri Frey Plectris lindneri Frey, 1967a: 40 Distribution: Paraguay
Plectris lineatocollis (Blanchard) Philochlaenia [sic] lineatocollis Blanchard, 1850: 121 Plectris lineatocollis (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 113 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris vittata Burmeister, 1855: 90
Plectris lobaticeps Frey Plectris lobaticeps Frey, 1967a: 16 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris lobaticollis Frey Plectris lobaticollis Frey, 1967a: 68 273 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris lojana Moser Plectris lojana Moser, 1924a: 160 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris longeantennata Frey Plectris longeantennata Frey, 1967a: 14 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris longiclava Frey Plectris longiclava Frey, 1976b: 383 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris longicornis (Burmeister) Philochloenia longicornis Burmeister, 1855: 29 Plectris longicornis (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 33 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris longitarsis (Bates) Pseudoserica longitarsis Bates, 1887: 154 Plectris longitarsis (Bates); Dalla Torre, 1913: 336 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris longula Moser Plectris longula Moser, 1918b: 156 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris luctuosa Frey Plectris luctuosa Frey, 1967a: 53 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris maculata (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] maculata Moser, 1919b: 33 Plectris maculata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 67 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris maculicollis (Arrow) Philochlaenia [sic] maculicollis Arrow, 1925: 216 Plectris maculicollis (Arrow); Frey, 1967a: 85 Distribution: Paraguay
Plectris maculifera Frey Plectris maculifera Frey, 1976b: 384 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris maculipennis Moser Plectris maculipennis Moser, 1924a: 129 274 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris maculipyga Moser Plectris maculipyga Moser, 1918b: 152 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris maculosa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] maculosa Moser, 1918b: 132 Plectris maculosa (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 106 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris magdalenae Frey Plectris magdalenae Frey, 1967a: 109 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris mandli Frey Plectris mandli Frey, 1967a: 60 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris marmorea (Guérin-Méneville) Serica marmorea Guérin-Méneville, 1831b: pl. 3 Pseudoserica marmorea Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 87 Plectris marmorea (Guérin-Méneville); Blanchard, 1850: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris martinezi Frey Plectris martinezi Frey, 1967a: 65 (for Moser, 1918b: 135) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] maculipennis Moser, 1918b: 135 (not Moser, 1924a: 129) Plectris maculipennis (Moser); Evans, 2003: 325
Plectris martinicensis Chalumeau Plectris martinicensis Chalumeau, 1982: 331 Distribution: Martinique
Plectris meridana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] meridana Moser, 1918b: 131 Plectris meridana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 114 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris metallescens (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] metallescens Moser, 1918b: 124 Plectris metallescens (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 82 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris metallica (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] metallica Moser, 1918b: 126 275 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris metallica (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris micans (Kirsch) Philochlaenia [sic] micans Kirsch, 1885: 217 Pseudoserica micans (Kirsch); Bates, 1887: 153 Plectris micans (Kirsch); Frey, 1967a: 105 Distribution: Ecuador, Panama
Plectris minuta (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] minuta Moser, 1920: 23 Plectris minuta (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 114 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris molesta (Kirsch) Philochlaenia [sic] molesta Kirsch 1874a: 341 Philochloenia modesta (Kirsch); Nonfried, 1892: 269 Plectris molesta (Kirsch); Frey, 1967a: 49 Distribution: Peru
Plectris montana Frey Plectris montana Frey, 1967a: 112 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris moseri Saylor Plectris moseri Saylor, 1935b: 36 (for Moser, 1918b: 157) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris amazonica Moser, 1918b: 157 (not Bates, 1887: 153)
Plectris murina (Blanchard) Philochlaenia [sic] murina Blanchard, 1850: 122 Plectris murina (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 83 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochloenia vittata Burmeister, 1855: 30 Plectris vittata (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 326
Plectris mus Blanchard Plectris mus Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris muscula Frey Plectris muscula Frey, 1967a: 121 Distribution: Guyana
Plectris neglecta Blanchard Plectris neglecta Blanchard, 1850: 128 276 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris nigrita Moser Plectris nigrita Moser, 1918b: 151 Distribution: Paraguay
Plectris nigritula (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] nigritula Moser, 1918b: 123 Plectris nigritula (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris nitidicollis Frey Plectris nitidicollis Frey, 1967a: 99 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris niveoscutata Moser Plectris niveoscutata Moser, 1918b: 149 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris nuda Frey Plectris nuda Frey, 1967a: 34 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris nudicollis Frey Plectris nudicollis Frey, 1967a: 123 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris obsoleta Blanchard Plectris obsoleta Blanchard, 1850: 128 Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, México
Synonym: Plectris minor Moser, 1919b: 32
Plectris obtusa (Burmeister) Philochloenia obtusa Burmeister, 1855: 35 Plectris obtusa (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 50 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris obtusiodes Frey Plectris obtusiodes Frey, 1967a: 61 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris obtusior Frey Plectris obtusior Frey, 1967a: 62 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ocularis Frey Plectris ocularis Frey, 1967a: 14 277 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ohausi (Bruch) Philochloenia ohausi Bruch, 1909: 346 Plectris ohausi (Bruch); Frey, 1967a: 81 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ohausiana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] ohausiana Moser, 1921b: 144 Plectris ohausiana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 105 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris ohausiella Frey Plectris ohausiella Frey, 1967a: 8 (for Moser, 1921b: 166) Distribution: Argentina
Synonym: Plectris ohausi Moser, 1921b: 166 (not Bruch, 1909: 346)
Plectris olivierai Frey Plectris olivierai Frey, 1974f: 324 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris opacula albosquamosa Frey Plectris opacula albosquamosa Frey, 1974f: 329 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris opacula opacula Moser Plectris opacula Moser, 1918b: 150 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ophthalmica Frey Plectris ophthalmica Frey, 1967a: 26 Distribution: Amazonas
Plectris ornaticeps Frey Plectris ornaticeps Frey, 1967a: 92 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris ornatipennis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] ornatipennis Moser, 1921b: 154 Plectris ornatipennis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 66 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris orocuensis Frey Plectris orocuensis Frey, 1967a: 93 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris palpalis (Moser) 278 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] palpalis Moser, 1918b: 128 Plectris palpalis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 82 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris panamaensis Frey Plectris panamaensis Frey, 1967a: 124 Distribution: Panama
Plectris paraguayensis Moser Plectris paraguayensis Moser, 1924a: 130 Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay
Plectris paraensis Frey Plectris paraensis Frey, 1967a: 119 Distribution: Brazil, Guyana
Plectris parallela Frey Plectris parallela Frey, 1976b: 382 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris paranensis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] paranensis Moser, 1921b: 150 Plectris paranensis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris parcesetosa Frey Plectris parcesetosa Frey, 1976b: 386 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris parumsetosa Frey Plectris parumsetosa Frey, 1969b: 395 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pauloana Moser Plectris pauloana Moser, 1924a: 130 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pavida (Burmeister) Philochloenia pavida Burmeister, 1855: 32 Plectris pavida (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 105 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Synonym: Philochloenia aeruginosa Burmeister, 1855: 32 Pseudoserica aeruginosa (Burmeister); Bates, 1887: 153 Plectris aeruginosa (Burmeister); Dalla Torre, 1913: 335
Plectris pedestris Frey Plectris pedestris Frey, 1967a: 31 279 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pelliculata (Perty) Serica pelliculata Perty, 1833: 48 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris penaella Frey Plectris penaella Frey, 1967a: 57 Distribution: Peru
Plectris penai Frey Plectris penai Frey, 1967a: 101 Distribution: Peru
Plectris pentaphylla (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pentaphylla Moser, 1918b: 136 Plectris pentaphylla (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 65 Distribution: Brazil, French Guiana
Plectris pereirai Frey Plectris pereirai Frey, 1967a: 90 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris perplexa Blanchard Plectris perplexa Blanchard, 1850: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pexa (Germar) Melolontha pexa Germar, 1824: 123 Plectris pexa (Germar); Blanchard, 1850: 125 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris picea Evans Plectris picea Evans, 2003 (for Moser, 1924: 158) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] nigrita Moser, 1924b: 158 Plectris nigrita (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 35 (not Moser, 1918b: 151)
Plectris pilicollis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pilicollis Moser, 1921b: 146 Plectris pilicollis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 79 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris pilifera (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pilifera Moser, 1919b: 23 Plectris pilifera (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil 280 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris pilosa (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pilosa Moser, 1921b: 152 Plectris pilosa (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pilosula (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pilosula Moser, 1921b: 149 Plectris pilosula (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 117 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pinsdorfi Frey Plectris pinsdorfi Frey, 1967a: 98 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris piottii (Bruch) Philochloenia piottii Bruch, 1909: 344 Plectris piottii (Bruch); Frey, 1967a: 36 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris plaumanni Frey Plectris plaumanni Frey, 1967a: 38 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris plaumanniella Frey Plectris plaumanniella Frey, 1967a: 44 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris podicalis Moser Plectris podicalis Moser, 1921b: 168 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris postnotata Frey Plectris postnotata Frey, 1967a: 94 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris praecellens Frey Plectris praecellens Frey, 1969b: 398 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris primaria (Burmeister) Philochloenia primaria Burmeister, 1855: 29 Plectris primaria (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris prolata Evans Plectris prolata Evans, 2003 (for Moser, 1918b: 134) Distribution: Colombia 281 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] longula Moser, 1918b: 134 Plectris longula (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 22 (not Moser, 1918b: 156)
Plectris pruina (Burmeister) Philochloenia pruina Burmeister, 1855: 33 Plectris pruina (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a; 118 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pubens (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] pubens Moser, 1921b: 151 Plectris pubens (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 88 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris pubera (Burmeister) Philochloenia pubera Burmeister, 1855: 31 Plectris pubera (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 88 Distribution: Venezuela
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] rufa Moser, 1921b: 151 Plectris rufa (Moser); Evans, 2003: 332
Plectris puberoides Frey Plectris puberoides Frey, 1976b: 388 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pubescens Blanchard Plectris pubescens Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris pusio Frey Plectris pusio Frey, 1967a: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris putida Frey Plectris putida Frey, 1967a: 19 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris pygmaea Frey Plectris pygmaea Frey, 1973a: 263 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris quinqueflabellata Moser Plectris quinqueflabellata Moser, 1926: 205 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris reitteri Frey Plectris reitteri Frey, 1967a: 17 282 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Plectris reticulata Frey Plectris reticulata Frey, 1967a: 62 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris riodejaneiroensis Evans Plectris riodejaneiroensis Evans, 2003 (for Moser, 1921b: 151) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] kuntzeni Moser, 1921b: 151 Plectris kuntzeni (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 88 (not Moser, 1921b: 169)
Plectris riveti Frey Plectris riveti Frey, 1967a: 119 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris roeri Frey Plectris roeri Frey, 1967a: 12 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris rorida (Burmeister) Philochloenia rorida Burmeister, 1855: 34 Plectris rorida (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 42 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris rubescens Blanchard Plectris rubescens Blanchard, 1850: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Pseudoserica amazonica Bates, 1887: 153 Plectris amazonica (Bates); Blackwelder, 1944; 233
Synonym: Philochloenia puta Burmeister, 1855: 36 Plectris puta (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 334
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] tijucana Moser, 1919b: 20 Plectris tijucana (Moser); Evans, 2003: 334
Plectris ruffoi Frey Plectris ruffoi Frey, 1972b: 94 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris ruficollis Frey Plectris ruficollis Frey, 1976b: 385 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris rufina (Moser) 283 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] rufina Moser, 1926: 204 Plectris rufina (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris rugiceps (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] rugiceps Moser, 1921b: 152 Plectris rugiceps (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris rugipennis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] rugipennis Moser, 1921b: 146 Plectris rugipennis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 106 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris rugulosa Blanchard Plectris rugulosa Blanchard, 1850: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris rugulosipennis Blanchard Plectris rugulosipennis Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris santaecrucis Frey Plectris santaecrucis Frey, 1972b: 94 Distribution: Bolvia
Plectris santosana Frey Plectris santosana Frey, 1967a: 16 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sarana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] sarana Moser, 1921b: 154 Plectris sarana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris schereri Frey Plectris schereri Frey, 1967a: 27 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris schneblei Frey Plectris schneblei Frey, 1967a: 111 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris scopulata (Burmeister) Philochloenia scopulata Burmeister, 1855: 33 Plectris scopulata (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 83 Distribution: Brazil
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Plectris sculpterata Frey Plectris sculpterata Frey, 1967a: 73 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris sculptipennis Frey Plectris sculptipennis Frey, 1974f: 326 Distribution: Peru
Plectris scutalis Blanchard Plectris scutalis Blanchard, 1850: 128 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris scutellaris Blanchard Plectris scutellaris Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Plectris securifera Moser, 1919b: 47
Plectris sequela Evans Plectris sequela Evans, 2003:336 (for Moser, 1921b: 148) Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] corumbana Moser, 1921b: 148 Plectris corumbana (Moser); Frey, 1967a; 118 (not Moser, 1921b: 169)
Plectris sericea (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] sericea Moser, 1921b: 145 Plectris sericea (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 104 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris setifera Burmeister Plectris setifera Burmeister, 1855: 85 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris setisparsa (Bates) Pseudoserica setisparsa Bates, 1887: 153 Plectris setisparsa (Bates); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Guatemala, Nicaragua
Plectris setiventris Moser Plectris setiventris Moser, 1918b: 155 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris setosa Moser Plectris setosa Moser, 1924a: 129 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris setosella (Moser) 285 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] setosella Moser, 1919b: 35 Plectris setosella (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 48 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris setulifera (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] setulifera Moser, 1919b: 36 Plectris setulifera (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 48 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris signaticollis Frey Plectris signaticollis Frey, 1974f: 325 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris signativentris Moser Plectris signativentris Moser, 1918b: 160 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris similis Frey Plectris similis Frey, 1973a: 273 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sinuaticeps (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] sinuaticeps Moser, 1921b: 146 Plectris sinuaticeps (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sordida (Burmeister) Philochloenia sordida Burmeister, 1855: 37 Plectris sordida (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 64 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sororia (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] sororia Moser, 1919b: 21 Plectris sororia (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 47 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochlaenia [sic] piliventris Moser, 1919b: 22 Plectris piliventris (Moser); Evans, 2003: 337
Plectris sparsecrinita Frey Plectris sparsecrinita Frey, 1976b: 385 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sparsepilosa Frey Plectris sparsepilosa Frey, 1967a: 97 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris sparsepunctata Frey 286 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris sparsepunctata Frey, 1967a: 71 Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela
Plectris sparsesetosa Moser Plectris sparsesetosa Moser, 1924b: 159 Distribution: French Guiana
Plectris spatulata Frey Plectris spatulata Frey, 1967a: 30 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris splendens Frey Plectris splendens Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris splendida Frey Plectris splendida Frey, 1967a: 70 Distribution: Venezuela
Plectris squalida Frey Plectris squalida Frey, 1967a: 102 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris squamiger Frey Plectris squamiger Frey, 1967a: 98 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris squamisetis Frey Plectris squamisetis Frey, 1967a: 39 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris subaenea Moser Plectris subaenea Moser, 1918b: 159 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris subcarinata Frey Plectris subcarinata Frey, 1967a: 25 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris subcostata Blanchard Plectris subcostata Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris subdepressa Blanchard Plectris subdepressa Blanchard, 1850: 126 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris subglabra (Moser) 287 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Philochlaenia [sic] subglabra Moser, 1918b: 125 Plectris subglabra (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris sulcicollis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] sulcicollis Moser, 1919a: 29 Plectris sulcicollis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 41 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris suturalis Burmeister Plectris suturalis Burmeister, 1855: 91 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tarsalis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] tarsalis Moser, 1919b: 25 Plectris tarsalis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 52 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tenebrosa Frey Plectris tenebrosa Frey, 1967a: 121 Distribution: Peru
Plectris tenueclava Frey Plectris tenueclava Frey, 1976b: 387 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tenuevestita Frey Plectris tenuevestita Frey, 1967a: 13 Distribution: Paraguay
Plectris tessellata Burmeister Plectris tessellata Burmeister, 1855: 84 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tetraphylla Frey Plectris tetraphylla Frey, 1967a: 58 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris teutoniensis Frey Plectris teutoniensis Frey, 1969b: 389 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tolimana (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] tolimana Moser, 1921b: 144 Plectris tolimana (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 106 Distribution: Colombia, Peru
Plectris tomentosa Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville 288 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Plectris tomentosa Le Peletier and Audinet-Serville, 1828: 369 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tricostata (Burmeister) Philochloenia tricostata Burmeister, 1855: 35 Plectris tricostata (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a; 49 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tristis Frey Plectris tristis Frey, 1967a: 13 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris truncata (Blanchard) Philochlaenia [sic] truncata Blanchard, 1850: 122 Plectris truncata (Blanchard); Frey, 1967a: 74 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris tuberculata (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] tuberculata Moser, 1919b: 28 Plectris tuberculata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 47 Distribution: Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Plectris tucumana (Bruch) Philochloenia tucumana Bruch, 1909: 345 Plectris tucumana (Bruch); Frey, 1967a: 80 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris umbilicata Frey Plectris umbilicata Frey, 1967a: 55 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris umbrata Frey Plectris umbrata Frey, 1967a: 56 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris unidens Frey Plectris unidens Frey, 1967a: 26 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris validior Burmeister Plectris validior Burmeister, 1855: 89 Distribution: Argetina
Plectris variegata (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] variegata Moser, 1919b: 32 Plectris variegata (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 65 Distribution: Brazil
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Plectris variipennis (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] variipennis Moser, 1921b: 154 Plectris variipennis (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 64 Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Philochloenia brevis Burmeister, 1855: 38 (not Blanchard, 1851: 129) Plectris brevis (Burmeister); Evans, 2003: 341
Plectris vauriella Frey Plectris vauriella Frey, 1967a: 108 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris vestita (Burmeister) Philochloenia vestita Burmeister, 1855: 31 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris vicina Frey Plectris vicina Frey, 1967a: 28 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris vilis (Burmeister) Philochloenia vilis Burmeister, 1855: 33 Plectris vilis (Burmeister); Frey, 1967a: 118 Distribution: Colombia
Plectris villiersi Frey Plectris villiersi Frey, 1967a: 107 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris violascens Blanchard Plectris violascens Blanchard, 1851: 129 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris viridifusca (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] viridifusca Moser, 1918b: 130 Plectris viridimicans (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris viridimicans (Moser) Philochlaenia [sic] viridimicans Moser, 1918b: 128 Plectris viridimicans (Moser); Frey, 1967a: 85 Distribution: French Guiana
Plectris vitticollis Moser Plectris vitticollis Moser, 1918b: 149 Distribution: Brazil
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Plectris vittipennis Frey, 1972b: 95 Distribution: Ecuador
Plectris vonvolxemi Frey Plectris vonvolxemi Frey, 1967a: 45 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris wittmeri Frey Plectris wittmeri Frey, 1967a: 57 Distribution: Argentina
Plectris witzgalli Frey Plectris witzgalli Frey, 1973a: 266 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris wolfrumi Frey Plectris wolfrumi Frey, 1969b: 388 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris yungasa Frey Plectris yungasa Frey, 1975b: 252 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris zikani Moser Plectris zikani Moser, 1924a: 124 Distribution: Brazil
Plectris zischkaella Frey Plectris zischkaella Frey, 1967a: 122 Distribution: Bolivia
Plectris zischkai Frey Plectris zischkai Frey, 1967a: 38 Distribution: Bolivia
Genus PRISTEROPHORA Harold Pristerophora Harold, 1869b: 123 (for Solier, 1851: 101). Type species Prionophora picipennis Solier, by monotypy.
Synonym: Prionophora Solier, 1851: 101 (preoccupied). Type species Prionophora picipennis Solier, by monotypy.
Pristerophora flavipennis (Philippi) Prionophora flavipennis Philippi, 1864: 436 Pristerophora flavipennis (Philippi); Dalla Torre, 1913: 331 Distribution: Chile
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Prionophora picipennis Solier, 1851: 102 Pristerophora picipennis (Solier); Harold, 1869a: 1149 Distribution: Chile
Genus PSEUDODICRANIA Gutiérrez Pseudodicrania Gutiérrez, 1950: 275. Type species Dicrania aeneobrunnea Philippi, by original designation.
Pseudodicrania aeneobrunnea (Philippi) Dicrania aeneobrunnea Philippi, 1861: 738 Pseudodicrania aeneobrunnea (Philippi); Gutiérrez, 1950: 276 Distribution: Chile
Genus PSEUDOHERCITIS Moser Pseudohercitis Moser, 1921b: 174. Type species Pseudohercitis viridiaenea Moser, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 343).
Pseudohercitis corumbana Moser Pseudohercitis corumbana Moser, 1921b: 175 Distribution: Brazil
Pseudohercitis nudipennis Frey Pseudohercitis nudipennis Frey, 1972b: 99 Distribution: Brazil
Pseudohercitis umbonata Gutiérrez Pseudohercitis umbonata Gutiérrez, 1952: 217 Distribution: Venezuela
Pseudohercitis viridiaenea Moser Pseudohercitis viridiaenea Moser, 1921b: 174 Distribution: Brazil
Genus PSEUDOLEURETRA Martínez and D'Andretta Pseudoleuretra Martínez and D'Andretta, 1956: 351. Type species Pseudoleuretra bokermanni Martínez and D'Andretta, by original designation.
Pseudoleuretra bokermanni Martínez and D'Andretta Pseudoleuretra bokermanni Martínez and D'Andretta, 1956: 352 Distribution: Ecuador
Genus RHINASPIS Perty Rhinaspis Perty, 1833: 46. Type species Rhinaspis schrankii Perty, a junior synonym of Melolontha aenea Billberg, by monotypy.
Rhinaspis aenea (Billberg) Melolontha aenea Billberg, 1820: 385 Rhinaspis aenea (Billberg); Burmeister, 1855: 66 292 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: Brazil
Synonym: Rhinaspis metallica Brullé, 1834: 38
Synonym: Rhinaspis schrankii Perty, 1833: 47
Rhinaspis aeneocuprea Moser Rhinaspis aeneocuprea Moser, 1921b: 170 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis dilaticornis Moser Rhinaspis dilaticornis Moser, 1924a: 127 Distribution: Argentina
Rhinaspis fusca Moser Rhinaspis fusca Moser, 1924a: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis micans Burmeister Rhinaspis micans Burmeister, 1855: 66 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis murina Burmeister Rhinaspis murina Burmeister, 1855: 66 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis ohausi Moser Rhinaspis ohausi Moser, 1921b: 169 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis rugicollis Moser Rhinaspis rugicollis Moser, 1924a: 127 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis setosa Frey Rhinaspis setosa Frey, 1974f: 322 Distribution: Brazil
Rhinaspis umbilicata Frey Rhinaspis umbilicata Frey, 1973a: 258 Distribution: Brazil
Genus RHINASPOIDES Moser Rhinaspoides Moser, 1919c: 348. Type species Rhinaspoides aeneofusca Moser, by monotypy.
Rhinaspoides aeneofusca Moser Rhinaspoides aeneofusca Moser, 1919c: 348 Distribution: Brazil 293 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Genus SCHIZOCHELUS Blanchard Schizochelus Blanchard, 1850: 89. Type species Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, subsequent designation (Evans 2003: 346).
Schizochelus bicoloripes Blanchard Schizochelus bicoloripes Blanchard, 1850: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Schizochelus breviventris Philippi Schizochelus breviventris Philippi, 1864: 445 Distribution: Chile
Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard Schizochelus flavescens Blanchard, 1850: 89 Distribution: Brazil
Schizochelus modestus Philippi Schizochelus modestus Philippi, 1861: 738 Distribution: Chile
Schizochelus serratus Philippi Schizochelus serratus Philippi, 1864: 444 Distribution: Chile
Schizochelus ursulus Philippi Schizochelus ursulus Philippi, 1864: 446 Distribution: Chile
Schizochelus vestitus Philippi Schizochelus vestitus Philippi, 1864: 447 Distribution: Chile
Genus ULOMENES Blanchard Ulomenes Blanchard, 1850: 125. Type species Ulomenes hypocrita Blanchard, by monotypy.
Ulomenes hypocrita Blanchard Ulomenes hypocrita Blanchard, 1850: 125 Distribution: Brazil
Tribe HOPLIINI Burmeister, 1855
Genus HOPLIA Illiger Hoplia Illiger, 1803: 226. Type species Scarabaeus farinosus Linné, by subsequent designation (Medvedev, 1952: 244).
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Keys to species: LeConte, 1880: 191 (United States); Blatchley, 1910: 948 (Indiana); Boyer, 1940: 6 (Canada, United States); Hardy, 1977: 5 (Canada, United States); Lago et al., 1979: 74 (North Dakota); Morón, 1994: 39 (Hidalgo); Harpootlian, 2001: 96 (South Carolina).
Hoplia albisparsa Bates Hoplia albisparsa Bates, 1887: 135 Distribution: México
Hoplia argentata Nonfried Hoplia argentata Nonfried, 1891: 259 Distribution: Honduras
Synonym: Hoplia tricolor Nonfried, 1895: 288
Hoplia argyritis Bates Hoplia argyritis Bates, 1887: 133 Distribution: Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Hoplia asperula Bates Hoplia asperula Bates, 1887: 131 Distribution: México
Hoplia callipyge LeConte Hoplia callipyge LeConte, 1856: 285 Distribution: Canada, México, United States
Synonym: Hoplia cazieri Boyer, 1940: 8
Synonym:Hoplia convexula LeConte, 1856: 285
Synonym: Hoplia humboldtensis Boyer, 1940: 12
Synonym: Hoplia irrorata LeConte, 1857: 40 (not Blanchard, 1850; Burmeister, 1855)
Synonym: Hoplia lecontei Dalla Torre, 1913: 376 (for LeConte, 1856: 285)
Synonym: Hoplia mutata Harold, 1869a: 1113 (for LeConte, 1857: 40)
Synonym: Hoplia oregona LeConte, 1856: 284
Synonym: Hoplia oregona deserticola Boyer, 1940: 20
Synonym: Hoplia pubicollis LeConte, 1856: 285 (not Kuster, 1849)
Synonym: Hoplia utahensis Boyer, 1940: 24
Hoplia cinereonebulosa Nonfried Hoplia cinereo-nebulosa Nonfried, 1895: 288 295 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Hoplia cretacea Bates Hoplia cretacea Bates, 1887: 132 Distribution: México
Hoplia dispar LeConte Hoplia dispar LeConte, 1880: 192 Distribution: United States
Hoplia disparilis Bates Hoplia disparilis Bates, 1887: 132 Distribution: Guatemala
Hoplia equina LeConte Hoplia equina LeConte, 1880: 193 Distribution: United States
Hoplia festiva Burmeister Hoplia festiva Burmeister, 1844: 193 Distribution: México
Hoplia floridana Fisher Hoplia floridana Fisher, 1918: 140 Distribution: United States
Hoplia gilleti Hardy Hoplia gilleti Hardy, 1977: 28 Distribution: United States
Hoplia guatemalensis Bates Hoplia guatemalensis Bates, 1887: 135 Distribution: Guatemala
Hoplia hirta LeConte Hoplia hirta LeConte, 1880: 193 Distribution: United States
Hoplia horrida Moser Hoplia horrida Moser, 1918d: 342 Distribution: Honduras
Hoplia inops Bates Hoplia inops Bates, 1887: 133 Distribution: Guatemala, México
Hoplia jalapana Moser Hoplia jalapana Moser, 1918d: 341 296 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Hoplia laticollis LeConte Hoplia laticollis LeConte, 1856: 284 Distribution: Canada, United States
Hoplia limbata LeConte Hoplia limbata LeConte, 1856: 286 Distribution: ?Neotropical [see Hardy, 1977: 30]
Hoplia lineata Moser Hoplia lineata Moser, 1921b: 181 Distribution: México
Hoplia lurida Moser Hoplia lurida Moser, 1918d: 340 Distribution: México
Hoplia mexicana Harold Hoplia mexicana Harold, 1869a: 1113 (for Burmeister, 1855: 484) Distribution: México
Synonym: Hoplia irrorata Burmeister, 1855: 484 (not Blanchard, 1850; LeConte, 1857: 40)
Hoplia modesta Haldeman Hoplia modesta Haldeman, 1843: 304 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Hoplia modesta var. barbata Blatchley, 1910: 950 Hoplia barbata Blatchley; Boyer, 1940: 15
Synonym: Hoplia helvola Melsheimer, 1846: 142
Synonym: Hoplia monticola Melsheimer, 1846: 141
Synonym: Hoplia singularis Burmeister, 1844: 192
Hoplia mucorea (Germar) Melolontha mucorea Germar, 1824: 129 Hoplia mucorea (Germar), Burmeister, 1844: 193 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Hoplia meridionalis Boyer, 1940: 14
Hoplia oblonga Gyllenhal Hoplia oblonga Gyllenhal, 1817: 68 Distribution: ?New World [see Hardy, 1977: 31]
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Hoplia ochracea Burmeister Hoplia ochracea Burmeister, 1844: 198 Distribution: Brazil
Hoplia pisicolor Burmeister Hoplia pisicolor Burmeister, 1844: 194 Distribution: Brazil
Hoplia rotunda Bates Hoplia rotunda Bates, 1887: 134 Distribution: Guatemala
Hoplia sackenii LeConte Hoplia sackenii LeConte, 1880: 192 Distribution: Canada, United States
Hoplia squamifera Burmeister Hoplia squamifera Burmeister, 1844: 198 Distribution: Guatemala, México, Panama
Hoplia striatipennis Wickham Hoplia striatipennis Wickham, 1914: 457 Distribution: United States Remark: fossil species
Hoplia subcostata Bates Hoplia subcostata Bates, 1887: 134 Distribution: Guatemala
Hoplia surata Bates Hoplia surata Bates, 1887: 135 Distribution: Costa Rica
Hoplia teapensis Bates Hoplia teapensis Bates, 1887: 133 Distribution: México
Hoplia trifasciata Say Hoplia trifasciata Say, 1825: 200 Distribution: Canada, United States
Synonym: Hoplia ferrisi Boyer, 1940: 10
Synonym: Hoplia primaria Burmeister, 1844: 192
Synonym: Hoplia tristis Melsheimer, 1846: 141
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Hoplia trivialis Harold, 1869a: 1114 (for LeConte, 1856: 285) Distribution: United States
Synonym: Hoplia debilis LeConte, 1856: 285 (not Burmeister, 1844)
Hoplia vidua Moser Hoplia vidua Moser, 1918d: 339 Distribution: Honduras
INCERTAE SEDIS-GENERA
Genus ACOMA Casey Acoma Casey, 1889:165. Type species Acoma brunnea Casey, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Howden, 1958b: 379
Acoma arizonica Brown Acoma arizonica Brown, 1929: 212 Distribution: United States
Acoma brunnea Casey Acoma brunnea Casey, 1889: 167 Distribution: United States
Acoma cazieri Saylor Acoma cazieri Saylor, 1948a: 341 Distribution: México
Acoma confusa Van Dyke Acoma confusa Van Dyke, 1928: 160 Distribution: México
Acoma conjuncta Howden Acoma conjuncta Howden, 1962: 1153 Distribution: United States
Acoma dilemma Saylor Acoma dilemma Saylor, 1948a: 342 Distribution: México
Acoma diminiata Howden Acoma diminiata Howden, 1958b: 396 Distribution: United States
Acoma evansi Howden Acoma evansi Howden, 1962: 1148 Distribution: México
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Acoma gibsoni Howden Acoma gibsoni Howden, 1962: 1149 Distribution: México
Acoma glabrata Cazier Acoma glabrata Cazier, 1953: 5 Distribution: México, United States
Synonym: Acoma nigrita Cazier, 1953: 7
Acoma granulifrons Howden Acoma granulifrons, Howden, 1958b: 392 Distribution: México
Acoma incognita Howden Acoma incognita Howden, 1958b: 388 Distribution: México
Acoma knulli Howden Acoma knulli Howden, 1958b: 395 Distribution: United States
Acoma leechi Cazier, 1953: 7 Acoma leechi Cazier, 1953: 7 Distribution: México
Acoma martini Howden Acoma martini Howden, 1962: 1152 Distribution: México
Acoma mimica Howden Acoma mimica Howden, 1962: 1147 Distribution: México
Acoma minuta Cazier Acoma minuta Cazier, 1953: 10 Distribution: México
Acoma mixta Howden Acoma mixta Howden, 1958b: 384 Distribution: United States
Acoma ochlera Howden Acoma ochlera Howden, 1958b: 391 Distribution: México
Acoma parva Howden Acoma parva Howden, 1958b: 390 300 CHECKLIST OF THE NEW WORLD MELOLONTHINAE-EVANS AND SMITH
Distribution: México
Acoma robusta Van Dyke Acoma robusta Van Dyke, 1928: 159 Distribution: México
Acoma rossi Saylor Acoma rossi Saylor, 1948a: 342 Distribution: México
Acoma rufula Howden Acoma rufula Howden, 1958b: 397 Distribution: Arizona
Acoma seticollis Howden Acoma seticollis Howden, 1958b: 400 Distribution: México
Acoma sexfoliata Saylor Acoma sexfoliata Saylor, 1948a: 342 Distribution: México
Acoma stathamae Cazier Acoma stathamae Cazier, 1953: 3 Distribution: México
Genus CHAUNOCOLUS Saylor Chaunocolus Saylor, 1937b: 35. Type species Chaunocolus cornutus Saylor, by monotypy.
Chaunocolus cornutus Saylor Chaunocolus cornutus Saylor, 1937b: 35 Distribution: México
Genus CHNAUNANTHUS Burmeister Chnaunanthus Burmeister, 1844: 31. Type species Chnaunanthus discolor Burmeister, by monotypy.
Synonym: Acratus Horn, 1867: 165 (not Lacordaire, 1867). Type species Acratus flavipennis Horn, by monotypy.
Synonym: Pseudacratus Dalla Torre, 1912a: 7 (for Horn, 1867: 165). Type species Acratus flavipennis Horn, by monotypy.
Keys to species: Horn, 1894: 394; Saylor, 1937e: 534
Chnaunanthus chapini Saylor Chnaunanthus chapini Saylor, 1937e: 535 Distribution: United States
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Chnaunanthus discolor Burmeister Chnaunanthus discolor Burmeister, 1844: 32 Distribution: México
Chnaunanthus flavipennis (Horn) Acratus flavipennis Horn, 1867: 166 Pseudacratus flavipennis (Horn); Dalla Torre, 1912a: 7 Chnaunanthus flavipennis (Horn); Saylor, 1937e: 535 Distribution: United States
Synonym: Chnaunanthus palmeri Horn, 1894: 393
Genus DIAPHYLLA Erichson Diaphylla Erichson, 1847a: 102. Type species Diaphylla hispida Erichson, by monotypy.
Diaphylla granulata Philippi Diaphylla granulata Philippi, 1864: 439 Distribution: Chile
Diaphylla hispida Erichson Diaphylla hispida Erichson, 1847a: 102 Distribution: Peru
Diaphylla lampropyga Philippi Diaphylla lampropyga Philippi, 1864: 438 Distribution: Chile
Diaphylla luctuosa Philippi and Philippi Diaphylla luctuosa Philippi and Philippi, 1864: 323 Distribution: Chile
Diaphylla ornata Philippi Diaphylla ornata Philippi, 1864: 439 Distribution: Chile
Genus PHYTHOLAEMA Blanchard Phytholaema Blanchard, 1851: 218. Type species Areoda mutabilis Solier, by monotypy.
Synonym: Lacris Fairmaire and Germain, 1860: 268. Type species Lacris dilutipes Fairmaire and Germain, by monotypy.
Synonym: Melicurus Germain, 1905: 470. Type species Phytholaema herrmanni herrmanni Germain, by subsequent designation (Smith, 2002: 393). note: Areoda Solier, 1851: 92 (not MacLeay, 1819) is a misapplication.
Keys to species: Saylor, 1937a: 8
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Phytholaema dilutipes (Fairmaire and Germain) Lacris dilutipes Fairmaire and Germain, 1860: 268 Phytholaema dilutipes Fairmaire and Germain; Martínez, 1975: 227 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Phytolaema [sic] elaphocera Redtenbacher, 1868: 65
Synonym: Phytoloema [sic] flavipes Philippi, 1861: 735 Phytholaema flavipes Philippi; Saylor, 1937a: 11
Phytholaema herrmanni herrmanni Germain, 1901: 10 Phytoloema [sic] herrmanni Germain, 1901: 10 Phytholaema herrmanni Germain; Saylor 1937a: 10 Distribution: Chile
Phytholaema herrmanni pallida Saylor Phytholaema herrmanni pallida Saylor, 1937a: 10 Distribution: Chile
Synonym: Phytholaema herrmanni peccans Blackwelder, 1944: 221 (in error for Porter, 1939: 131)
Phytholaema mutabilis (Solier) Areoda mutabilis Solier, 1851: 93 Phytholaema mutabilis (Solier); Blanchard, 1851: 219 Phytolaema [sic] mutabilis (Solier); Lacordaire, 1856: 226 Phytoloema [sic] mutabilis (Solier); Germain, 1901: 16 Distribution: Chile
INCERTAE SEDIS-SPECIES
Dichelonyx violaceipennis (Blanchard) Dichelonycha [sic] violaceipennis Blanchard, 1850: 116 Dichelonyx violaceipennis (Blanchard); Saylor, 1945b: 137 Distribution: South America
Philochloenia femorata (Nonfried) Bolax femoratus Nonfried, 1894: 113 Philochlaenia [sic] femoratus (Nonfried); Ohaus, 1917: 9 Distribution: Brazil
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